Books Quote by David Quammen

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

— Alice Sebold

For years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction.

— Jill McCorkle

Eventually, I realised that I wanted to try to create something myself, and that's what writing novels is. Not because I wanted to put…

— Chris Pavone

I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist.

— Francois Truffaut

When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

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

— Jane Fallon

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

— Leonard Mlodinow

I always wanted to be a fiction writer, but I couldn't figure out how you could be a novelist and make any money, which…

— Anna Quindlen

When I got older I decided I wanted to be a real writer. I tried to write about real things. I wanted to describe…

— Nicole Krauss

I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working hard on…

— William Finnegan

I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world,…

— Shane Smith

I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, as a kid, I think I'd always wanted to be a writer, but…

— Ben Richards