#professional writer

Chicago is the Great American City, and it was really great to live there during a time of economic expansion and opportunity and growth. I felt like I was living at the center of the world. Unlike New York, no one expects you to be a professional writer. ↗

— John Green

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As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game. ↗

— Rex Stout

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Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer. ↗

— Len Deighton

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The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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Being a professional writer is not an easy way to make a living. ↗

— Tracy Kidder

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I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that this would be something tangible to separate me from the nameless, numbered masses. ↗

— R. A. Salvatore

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A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. ↗

— Richard Bach

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