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I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.

If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

I like the writing life, but it's not something that always makes enough money.

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.

Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing.

Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it, I would still keep on writing.

If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.

The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing.