Desire Quote by Samuel Johnson

“Writing is a passion. Nurture it. Fame is incidental.”

— Mehreen Ahmed

“Writing is a little bit like prostitution. First you do it for love. Then you do it for a few friends. Then you do…

— Molière

“A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.”

— Julia Joanne Black

“My writing is my real work. My job is merely the way by which I debase myself for money.”

— Giando Sigurani

“A writer's life and work are not a gift to humankind; they are its necessity.”

— Toni Morrison

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. Let yourself be silently…

— Rumi

“Writing is the food for my soul; not a medium to earn name & fame.”

— Mallika Tripathi

“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”

— Virginia Woolf

“Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.”

— Ernest Barbaric

“Write because you love it, not because you want to become rich. Your story will be better for it.”

— Lana Axe

“Do not write for money nor for fame, if you must write then write to be immortal”

— Colin W. Hill

“What makes a writer successful is not money or fame (though both are nice) ... it's that in being true to her or himself,…

— Miyoko Hikiji