Book Quote by Carl Hiaasen

I'm writing all the books I wish I had when I was a kid.

— Jason Reynolds

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

— St. Lucia

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.

— Judy Blume

I definitely thought I was going to write books. I wrote a couple of children's books when I was like 11 when I was…

— Chrissy Costanza

I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they…

— Elif Batuman

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

— Megan McCafferty

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

— Goh Chok Tong

I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.

— Cassandra Clare

I'd wanted to be a writer since I was knee-high. Once I knew that books were written by people and didn't just happen, it…

— Jon Spaihts

I've always loved reading, and as a child I used to try desperately to write books like the ones I read.

— Tom Fletcher

I never really thought I'd be writing a book.

— Nate Bargatze

I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it.

— Billy Bob Thornton