Academia Quote by David Duchovny

I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.

— Peter Straub

My whole life, I've wanted to be a novelist.

— Jane Fallon

I hoped to be able to write a novel which would enable me to live on it while I wrote the next.

— Harper Lee

Returning to writing fiction after 13 years away from it. Returning to the rootstock of my whole life as a writer. It's what I…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

— Alice Sebold

This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that it's hard…

— Hooman Majd

When I finally accepted a full time job, I saw that as giving up on my artistic dreams. But three years later, I wrote…

— Sarah Cooper

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

I knew I'd have to go to work in real estate or something else or I could never finish my novel.

— Judith Rossner

In terms of a "career," I never have long-term plans, and certainly don't want to spend several years, say, writing a "long" novel.

— Scott Bradfield

I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.

— J. K. Rowling

It was always my dream to write for a living.

— Karin Slaughter