Decided Quote by Markus Zusak

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

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

— Tess Gerritsen

I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I could do anything else.…

— Paul Auster

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 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 hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.

— A. S. Byatt

When I was growing up, my parents thought there could be nothing better than being a writer. And at that time, society afforded that…

— Alissa Quart

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

— Lady Colin Campbell

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.

— Jonathan Evison

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 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 knew I wanted to be a writer at 13. Before that, I told everyone I was going to be an artist.

— Siri Hustvedt