Activity Quote by Fay Weldon

Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.

— Gregory Mcdonald

Writers are not meant for action.

— Manuel Puig

“Ancient writers sometimes meant what they said and occasionally even knew what they were talking about.”

— George Kennedy

It had more layers than an onion. These writers meant business. There was a level for everybody. Your major could be celestial mechanics, and…

— Billy West

Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must…

— David Brin

“I have never thought of writing as a profession. It is a solitary independent activity in which practice can never bestow seniority.”

— John Berger

“And though creative writing as an intellectual exercise may be pursued with profit by anyone, writing as a profession is not a job for…

— Wallace Stegner

“Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going to come…

— Sara Sheridan

Writing is my profession. Photography is my hobby.

— Avi

Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.

— Anna Quindlen

Writing ... is a profession that can only be learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

The mystique and the false glamour of the writing profession grow partly out of a mistaken belief that people who can express profound ideas…

— Janet Burroway