Bits Quote by Hunter S. Thompson

I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work. I suspect it's a bit like f***ing — which is fun only for amateurs.…

— Hunter S. Thompson

“I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work. I suspect it's a bit like fucking — which is fun only for amateurs.…

— Hunter S. Thompson

Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill…

— Edna Ferber

Writing is not a genteel profession. It's quite nasty and tough and kind of dirty.

— Rosemary Mahoney

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We…

— Naguib Mahfouz

When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see…

— David Sedaris

“Writing is the equivalent to a striptease. You better be comfortable with your body if you're gonna remove your clothes in public amid wolf…

— Kit Yan

The big ideas always come in flashes. I don't really craft stories that much. I genuinely don't know where these people come from, and…

— Taiye Selasi

The writing is just a boring job. It's just a horrible job.

— Jemaine Clement

It's just a job. I don't like writing.

— Catherine Gaskin

If you're going to write for a living, you should find something fun to write.

— Charles Stross

I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do…

— Anne Perry