Ambition Quote by Diane Setterfield

Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my…

— Katherine Paterson

I became a writer because during several of the most important years of my life, writing seemed to me to be the most unreal,…

— William Saroyan

It's my belief that I was a writer - a very hardworking writer - well before I was published. I did care what others…

— Min Jin Lee

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

I am writing more than I have ever done. My life has come back to me in the most extraordinary way.

— Andrew Motion

I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had…

— Akhil Sharma

I never wanted to be a writer initially. It was not my thing, but I was an avid reader.

— Dustin Lance Black

I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

— Tom T. Hall

I may not have become a good writer, but I managed to make a living out of writing.

— Ruskin Bond

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about…

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear…

— Chris Pavone

Before I published anything, I dreamed of publication, but I didn't actually write for it. I imagined that writing for an audience was something…

— Ariel Gore