Boss Quote by Frank Deford

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.

— Jonathan Evison

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.

— Sefi Atta

I never wanted to be a writer.

— Herta Muller

There was a part of me that always wanted to be an editor.

— David Grann

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

— Dustin Lance Black

I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.

— Natalie Babbitt

I never had a moment of wanting to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress, but writing was just a thing I…

— Sarah Pinborough

I never wanted to be an author or thought I could be.

— James Van Praagh

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

I always wanted to be a writer.

— Jung Chang

I always just wanted to be a writer, not necessarily a particular kind of writer.

— Jill Lepore

I didn't intend to be a novelist. I didn't intend to be anything. I thought I'd be a journalist.

— Alex Garland