People Quote by Shane Black

I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally.

— James L. Brooks

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

I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it…

— Amy Bloom

Who will want to write if writing doesn't pay?

— Chris Pavone

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

— Courtney A. Kemp

I've always been a writer. I started getting paid for writing in college. Where it transitioned from commentary to journalism was in that shift…

— Melissa Gira Grant

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

Writers sometimes are paid a great deal of money, but much more frequently they're not paid or are paid only a little bit.

— Alice Mattison

I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.

— Dee Rees

Writers were never meant to be professionals. Writing is not a profession, it is an activity, an essentially amateur occupation. It is what you…

— Fay Weldon

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

— Rebecca Serle

If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll be produced…

— Rod Serling