Jobs Quote by Poppy Z. Brite Download Open image “I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.” — Poppy Z. Brite ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jobs Projects Writing
I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing! — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well. — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to… — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job that pays… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If writing is your passion, write and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. You don't need to quit your day job to do… — Bindu Copy Share Image
I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it took. But… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming. — Holly Johnson Copy Share Image
I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally. — James L. Brooks Copy Share Image
My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
If you’re ever lucky enough to belong somewhere, if a place takes you in and you take it into yourself, you don't desert it… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
Horror is the badge of humanity, worn proudly, self-righteously, and often falsely. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
“+ He wasn’t much for erasing anyway. Sometimes your mistakes showed you the really interesting connections between your brain, your hand, and your heart,… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser. — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
“They were kissing again, carefully at first, learning the shape and texture of each other's lips, testing the sharpness of the teeth behind them.… — Poppy Z. Brite Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
Grandma, please. It’s okay. Dad’s doing a great job. I give him kudos for at least being calm and rational, and not losing his… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's just enough for me to have the idea. I don't need to see it through to the end. When it actually happens,… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
My favorite job is the next one. Its such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a… — Roger Craig Smith Copy Share Image
I can still function when I don't have that balance I crave. I had a tendency to be precious about acting, thinking of it… — Laura Regan Copy Share Image
Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art — Jean Sibelius Copy Share Image
We did an episode where she goes out to get a job and she gets fired because she's not good. They hire a babysitter… — Patricia Heaton Copy Share Image
I've never believed unemployment numbers because the way that they calculate unemployment makes no sense whatsoever. It's not how many people are unemployed. It's… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
We're going to create factory jobs for recent immigrants, and Donald Trump is going to take care of them. That's why his numbers, even… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
