Career Quote by Vita Sackville-West

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.

— Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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

— Fran Lebowitz

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

— Georges Simenon

“The greatest gratification I make while writing is that unique possibility of living my own adventures”

— MBarreto Condado

“Writing is such a solitary occupation that it takes a long time to build up a group of professional peers with whom you genuinely…

— Sara Sheridan

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

— Neal Gabler

I have an object, a task, let me say the word, a passion. The profession of writing is a violent and almost indestructible one.

— George Sand

“Writing- the profession in which you stare at a computer screen, stare out the window, type a few words, then curse repeatedly.”

— Drew Goodman

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

“I have never thought of writing as a profession. It is a solitary independent activity in which practice can never bestow seniority.”

— John Berger

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

— Rebecca Serle

Writing is a very isolating occupation.

— Ellen Ullman