You don’t write for the money, because if you do, you’re a monkey. You don’t write for the fame, because if you do, you’re a monkey. You don’t even write because you like to write, because if you do, you’re still a monkey. You write because to NOT write is suicide.
Stephen King
A true writer—as opposed to someone who’s only in it for the bucks, or who just want the Pointy Hat that says “I sold something”—can’t NOT write. Stories are always unfolding behind your eyes, and the only way to get rid of them is to write them up and send them away.
J. Michael Straczynski
These quotes from two guys who have a clue of what they’re talking about. Don’t tell my boss (oh, go ahead and tell him—he already knows) but that’s how I feel about what I do. Take away my job and I’ll just find another one doing the same thing.
