Childhood Quote by Anne Lamott

Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.

— John Grisham

I was writing from a very, very early age. My father used to write. He died early, and my mother was a schoolteacher, so…

— Derek Walcott

“Write it. Just write it. Write it on receipts in the car while you wait for your kid to finish their piano lessons, scribble…

— Melodie Ramone

“Write about patriotism, about victory and defeat. Write about revolutions and rebels and prisoners and wars. About emotions, of love and hatred and disappointment…

— Nema Al-Araby

I write about all the horrible things that can happen to kids as a way of keeping those things from happening to mine. Write…

— Jodi Picoult

I've been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections of their childhoods. I've filled two journals. It's…

— Tory Burch

That's my gutsy advice to any young writer: write only about what you know well.

— Amos Oz

“For a long time, I felt like I was destined to inherit a certain kind of life and so I wouldn’t let myself think…

— Kenny Porpora

For me writing is a long, hard, painful process, but it is addictive, a pleasure that I seek out actively. My advice to young…

— Laurence Yep

One of the reasons that I think I do love to write is because I did have a difficult childhood and not so great…

— Meg Cabot

Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can.…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

Everyone said, 'Well, you're very old for a first novel,' and I said, 'How do you write when you haven't lived? How do you…

— Kate Atkinson