Brother Quote by Derek Walcott

My mother raised me to be a writer.

— Pat Conroy

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

— Mick Foley

I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page story and…

— Renee Watson

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.

— Jenna Bush

I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven, but I didn't grow up in family where people aspired to live as writers.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing.

— Steve Toltz

I think I told my parents I wanted to be a writer, just so they'd kind of think I had some direction in life.…

— Kyle Kinane

I always credited my mother with inspiring me to be a writer because she was such a passionate reader. She read poetry to me…

— Judith Viorst

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

— Cassandra Clare

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

— Tess Gerritsen

I told my parents when I was 12 I'd be a writer.

— bell hooks

When I went to high school, I wanted to be a designer of airplanes. But flunking out of the science high school brought me…

— Avi