Guinea Quote by Eric Idle

Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.

— Johanna Lindsey

I've been writing full-time since I was 23,

— Emma Donoghue

When I was about 18, I started playing restaurants for £150 a night. I felt like a millionaire.

— Sam Fender

I went to all the shops in the village looking for work. I didn't have any qualifications. I ended up working in a grocery…

— Bonnie Tyler

When, in 1966, I progressed to The Frost Report, I was paid ten guineas a minute. I was guaranteed three minutes a week, so…

— Eric Idle

When I was 16 I got a school holiday job at Minton's pottery factory in Staffordshire, packing plates. For a month's work, I was…

— Anthea Turner

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.

— Neil Gaiman

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.

— Naguib Mahfouz

I've been writing since I was 19.

— Melvyn Bragg

I didn't start really focusing on writing until I was 24.

— Jesmyn Ward

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.

— Damien Chazelle

From age 23 to 44 - I'm 45 now - I was always in need of money, and I was especially in need of…

— Jonathan Ames