Accessible Quote by Douglas Kennedy

I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it…

— Daniel Suarez

I want to become a very good writer.

— Kellie Martin

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

— Manuel Puig

I want to be an author.

— Harry Lloyd

I've always wanted to be a novelist, so I just try to write really great narrative.

— Peter Heller

I am a novelist at heart.

— Vera Nazarian

If you're a good journalist, you can probably be a good screenwriter or novelist. That skillset travels.

— Cord Jefferson

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

— Alice Sebold

I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on…

— Amanda Hocking

You become a serious novelist by living long enough.

— Don DeLillo

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

— Michael Morpurgo

I love to write. I write everything across the board - kids' stories and novels and scripts. I actually would like to give that…

— Evangeline Lilly