“A man of science may be a man of business, or a politician, but he must be a man of science.”— Francis Darwin
“The thing about being a writer is that you are just a gossip who is being paid for it, that's all it is.”— Julie Burchill
“Trying to be a professional writer is a lot like being a hooker. You'd better find out if you're any good at it before you start charging for it.”— Shana Alexander
“I am a musician. I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a star. I'm a musician. That's what I do.”— Joan Armatrading
“Writing is a spiritual path. It is a way of life, it is a way of being. It is not a profession.”— Sholem Asch
“No other part of our private lives is so exposed to public scrutiny as is our teaching.”— Sylvia Ashton-Warner
“I think the best thing about being an actor is that you get to play a lot of different people.”— Scott Bakula
“The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”— James Baldwin