Born Quote by Laura Hillenbrand

I feel as though I never had choice not to be a writer. I feel in my heart of hearts that writing chose me…

— Jerdine Nolen

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 was born a writer. When that happens, you have no choice in the matter.

— Gore Vidal

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'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

I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I…

— Jami Attenberg

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 was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

— Atul Gawande

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 became a writer because during several of the most important years of my life, writing seemed to me to be the most unreal,…

— William Saroyan

I always liked to write and had fun writing, but I didn't have any pretensions about being a writer. I liked to read and…

— John Edgar Wideman

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