Hated Quote by A. S. Byatt

I never wanted to be a writer initially. It was not my thing, but I was an avid reader.

— Dustin Lance Black

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.

— Sefi Atta

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.

— Jonathan Evison

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear…

— Chris Pavone

I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.

— Cassandra Clare

When I was about 14 or 15 I decided to become a writer and never for a moment since have I wanted to do anything else.

— Tobias Wolff

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I was writing from the time I was 12 years old, but I originally wanted to be a novelist.

— Christopher McQuarrie

Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.

— Robert Gottlieb

I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.

— John Boyne

I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I…

— Jami Attenberg

I never had a moment of wanting to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress, but writing was just a thing I…

— Sarah Pinborough