Books Quote by George Pelecanos

When I was growing up, I had no idea that I could possibly become a writer. I wrote endlessly in journals - a practice…

— Dani Shapiro

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

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 had it in my head when I was in college that I wanted to be a writer, but it took me a long…

— Kate DiCamillo

I wanted to be a writer and I ended up being a writer.

— Lady Colin Campbell

A reason I became a writer was to escape the hopelessness and despair of the real world and enter the world of hope I…

— Ray Bradbury

All I've wanted to do is write. In school I just wanted to be a writer but I was afraid to be a writer…

— Eoin Macken

I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in kindergarten, so that was ultimately what I wanted to do with my…

— Angela Yee

I never even dreamt of being a writer because I didn't feel allowed. When I was a child I was terribly ambitious, but I…

— Amelie Nothomb

I was so sure I wanted to be a novelist. I would spend hours and hours every day writing. Little stories about nothing in…

— Samantha Shannon

I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind,' but eventually, I found…

— Karin Slaughter

I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But…

— Garrison Keillor