Age Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

I was writing from the time I was 12 years old, but I originally wanted to be a novelist.

— Christopher McQuarrie

I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.

— Cassandra Clare

I've wanted to be a writer since I was seven, but I didn't grow up in family where people aspired to live as writers.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time.

— Lana Del Rey

I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing.

— Steve Toltz

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

— Tess Gerritsen

It helps to know from a very early age what you want to do. From the time I was five years old, I wanted…

— Tom Wolfe

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

— Kimberly Willis Holt

When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I…

— Amish Tripathi

I've known since I was five that I wanted to be a writer.

— Svetlana Alexievich

There is and always has been for me a peculiar need to write. This is very different from wanting to be a writer. To…

— Patricia Wentworth

When I was about 14 or 15 I decided to become a writer and never for a moment since have I wanted to do anything else.

— Tobias Wolff