Art Quote by Elizabeth Riddell

Everything that I've ever made in my life is from my instinct.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I have instinctually thought I could do things in my life, and I followed that up by sometimes putting everything I have at risk…

— Kevin Costner

In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.

— Kate Morton

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

— J. K. Rowling

I couldn't be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because I'm pretty optimistic.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I was really rudderless at one point my life. And once I started reading books, then I got the idea that maybe I could…

— George Pelecanos

I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances - from my grave even more successfully…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed

— Dan Simmons

I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.

— J. Michael Straczynski

I knew I wanted to be a writer before I knew that being a writer was possible.

— Dani Shapiro

I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I…

— Ernest Gaines

The part of the process that's exciting to me is feeling like I'm in a place I've never been before, in every way. Without…

— Jennifer Egan