Arms Quote by Henry Ford

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

— Jules Renard

If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.

— Amish Tripathi

Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author.

— Rebecca Serle

I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if…

— Joyce Maynard

Don't write for money. Write because you love to do something. If you write for money, you won't write anything worth reading.

— Ray Bradbury

My writing has always been considered extremely important, even though I make slim-to-no money at it.

— Kate Zambreno

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

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

— Anna Quindlen

Being a writer is a rather hazardous occupation and there is a horribly high rate of writers who barely have the money for the…

— Herbert Gold

I don't write for the money. I write because something in me is constantly compelled.

— Beth Moore

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that writing brings…

— Eloisa James

Being a writer is a poverty trap. I mean, it's a terrible profession.

— Pat Barker