End Quote by Clive Cussler

My job is to entertain the readers in such a manner that, when they reach the end of the book, they feel like they've…

— Clive Cussler

Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers.

— Brian Lumley

Other people, some other writers, will win certain accolades or sell in far greater numbers than me - and I'm a legitimate best-selling author…

— James Ellroy

As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money.

— Martin Cruz Smith

Writing has made me rich-not in money but in a couple hundred characters out there, whose pursuits and anguish and triumphs I've shared. I…

— Wright Morris

When I walk into a room, I know my storytelling has value and I have to sell my idea. I have to help people…

— Mara Brock Akil

I want to make money, and I would like to have a lot of money, but I still believe that the only reason to…

— Aleksandar Hemon

I do write a lot of stuff for my tours. I think I just want to give people their money's worth. They've paid to…

— Lee Mack

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job,…

— Dan Harmon

After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for them and…

— Jonathan Evison

Money is one of the rewards you get for adding value to the lives of others.

— Paul McKenna

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.

— Ted Dekker