Age Quote by Bari Weiss

I never really wanted to be a journalist, honestly. I always wanted to be a writer, and I thought the only way to apply…

— Michelle Zauner

I was drawn to journalism as a young guy because I felt like there was some purpose to it, not always but sometimes.

— Daniel Lyons

My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope…

— Tom Rachman

From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but I thought…

— Kevin Maney

I've always been a writer. I started getting paid for writing in college. Where it transitioned from commentary to journalism was in that shift…

— Melissa Gira Grant

I never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.

— Joe Klein

When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I…

— Amish Tripathi

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't…

— Annie Leibovitz

I didn't go into journalism thinking it would solidify my identity. I did it because I needed to make a living, and I was…

— Alex Tizon

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

— Tess Gerritsen

I always wanted to be a writer and the logical way to do that was journalism. I took up a course in Manipal; during…

— Nag Ashwin