Felt Quote by Dave Barry

I had some bad jobs when I was young. Writing is not one of them. If you're fortunate enough to reach my age, to…

— Richard Flanagan

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job -…

— Joanne Harris

I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.

— Dee Rees

I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access to those…

— Roisin Conaty

I always wanted to write, ever since I was a kid. I started writing at the age of 11. All I wanted to do…

— Roger Zelazny

I've had a few jobs, but if you want to be a writer, you're better off getting a job that doesn't require that you…

— John Cooper Clarke

I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it…

— Amy Bloom

I'd always liked to write, but I never wanted to be a writer, because it seemed a sissy occupation. It is. To this day,…

— Daniel Pinkwater

Like everyone else, there are days when I don't want to go to work. However, writing is a job like anything else.

— Francine Rivers

I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and work. I…

— Chelsea Cain

I don't really think of writing as a career. It's something that happened to me. By working harder than I knew it was possible…

— Susan Cheever

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to…

— Stephen Ambrose