Career Quote by Damaris Phillips

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

— Goh Chok Tong

I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in kindergarten, so that was ultimately what I wanted to do with my…

— Angela Yee

In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I…

— Meg Cabot

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

— Juliana Hatfield

I'm still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can't imagine having done anything else. Mostly, I…

— Peter Gzowski

I wanted to be a writer, to write these stories that would make people see the world in a different way. But I ended…

— Jeffrey Skoll

I wanted to be a writer and I ended up being a writer.

— Lady Colin Campbell

Becoming a parent changed my life drastically and left me little time for leisure reading.

— Ainsley Earhardt

I started my career as a journalist, writing about science and technology for 'Business Week' magazine. Then I decided to make a career shift.…

— Mitchel Resnick

I attended Art & Design High School, and at one point, you had to write about what you wanted to be when you grew…

— Amy Heckerling

My childhood was a mix of ballet classes and debating society. I liked arguing. As a teenager, I wanted to be an author. Later…

— Jo Swinson

I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me…

— Tess Gerritsen