Young Quote by Jack Vance

I never wrote anything that was published until I was forty.

— James A. Michener

I was never a writer.

— Simon Sinek

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

— James Van Praagh

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy.

— Markus Zusak

I never thought I would grow up writing a book.

— Geraint Thomas

I never wanted to be a writer.

— Herta Muller

I never intended to become a writer.

— Richard Selzer

I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid,

— Carl Hiaasen

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

— Mary Karr

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didnt publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

When I was young and beautiful, I never appeared on the cover of a magazine.

— Simone Signoret