Career Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help doing.

— Vicki Baum

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

— Anna Quindlen

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

— Georges Simenon

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

— Rebecca Serle

Writing is not a profession, it's an addiction.

— Neal Gabler

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

— Maureen Johnson

Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.

— Gregory Mcdonald

Not writing is probably the most exhausting profession I've ever encountered.

— Fran Lebowitz

I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession.

— Caroline B. Cooney

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

— Paul Desmond

Writing is a very isolating occupation.

— Ellen Ullman