College Quote by Kate DiCamillo

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

— Lady Colin Campbell

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

Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later, I finally…

— Janet Evanovich

I thought of myself as a writer for years before I got around to writing anything.

— E. L. Doctorow

I had just been in some repressive situations - the black middle-class college scene and the crazy United States Air Force - and so…

— Amiri Baraka

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 had to wait for a long time before I could support myself with writing. However, being a writer is what I have most…

— Margaret Mahy

I had many different careers early on. I knew I wanted to be a writer. But, like so many people, I didn't know how…

— David Grann

Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.

— Robert Gottlieb

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

— Steve Toltz

I'd always liked to write, but I never wanted to be a writer, because it seemed a sissy occupation. It is. To this day,…

— Daniel Pinkwater