Caste Quote by Bharati Mukherjee

I found that married life gave me the necessary freedom to follow an ambition which had been with me since childhood; and so I…

— Jean Plaidy

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process.

— Mia Farrow

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job -…

— Joanne Harris

Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.

— Johanna Lindsey

My father's death when I was eighteen and his struggles as a Jewish immigrant provided me with the raw material, but for a long…

— Philip Schultz

My mother wanted me to be a writer, which I have ended up taking a long road round to.

— Mick Foley

I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

I was very ambitious at a young age. When I was six, I would tell everybody that I wanted to be an authoress.

— Mary Harron

When I began my career as a flight attendant, I was a 21-year-old with a B.A. in English and stars in her eyes. I…

— Ann Hood

I'd gotten the message in my home, starting with my grandfather, that real work, the kind that makes you sweat and gets your hands…

— Ali Liebegott

I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then…

— John Francis

I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer.

— Theodore Sturgeon