I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write. — Patricia Reilly Giff Copy Share Image
I took up writing to escape the drudgery of that every day cubicle kind of war. — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
I dabbled in writing, wrote really bad poetry in high school. I also took a few writing classes when I was an… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
'Back to Blood' really took it out of me. While I was writing it, I just never went out anywhere, except to… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
I took to writing at an early age to escape from meaninglessness, uselessness, unimportance, insignificance, poverty, enslavement, ill health, despair, madness, and… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
I took up writing because I needed money. And I continued to write because it's safer than stealing and easier than working. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted… — Sharif Abdel Kouddous Copy Share Image
I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts,… — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life I took to writing things on walls. The passage-ways of several smart restaurants had '… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I hated the culture, I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted to do. So, after… — Sharif Abdel Kouddous Copy Share Image