Books Quote by Anonymous

The only reason I became a writer was so I could exist on a piece of paper.

— Jose Antonio Vargas

I became a writer because during several of the most important years of my life, writing seemed to me to be the most unreal,…

— William Saroyan

I always wanted to be a writer.

— Jung Chang

I wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl - long before I was a musician and a songwriter.

— Juliana Hatfield

I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven, but I didn't grow up in family where people aspired to live as writers.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I became a writer not because my father was one - my father made false teeth for a living. I became a writer because…

— Richard Rodriguez

Many writers learned their craft and work ethic at a newspaper. I benefited from that.

— Michael Connelly

Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a…

— Rene Char

I knew I wanted to be a writer. Where I came from, no one was a writer. I came from Long Island, and everyone…

— Howard Gordon

I'm first and foremost a writer. I followed my personal legend, my childhood dream of becoming a writer, but I can't say why I'm…

— Paulo Coelho

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 wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.

— Goh Chok Tong