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I thought I wanted to be a journalist or a novelist.

— Lena Dunham

I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did.

— Thomas Keneally

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

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

— Kate DiCamillo

My dad was very successful as a journalist, so I didn't want to be one. I wanted to be a novelist.

— Giles Coren

I never wanted to be an author or thought I could be.

— James Van Praagh

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

— Alice Sebold

I wanted to be a writer and I ended up being a writer.

— Lady Colin Campbell

I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist.

— Francois Truffaut

I'm not a writer; I'm not a novelist.

— Ian Gillan

I always wanted to be a writer, and I did want to be a novelist. In college I took a couple of classes that…

— Anne Fadiman