Calling Quote by Murong Xuecun

I never called myself a writer because it seemed so pretentious - a writer was what somebody else called you, a title bestowed.

— Nguyen Viet Thang

I don't call myself a writer.

— Bruce Boxleitner

It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be true.

— Sarah Dessen

I know the struggle from the inside out and I would never be so bold as to call myself a writer. I think that…

— Terry Tempest Williams

I've always considered myself a writer.

— Patti Smith

I majored in journalism at Arizona State University, where I began writing the columns I write now, but I cannot, in good conscience, refer…

— Laurie Notaro

I don't really consider myself a writer, but I am writing so I guess I'm a writer.

— Meital Dohan

I felt uncomfortable calling myself a writer until I started with 'The New Yorker,' and then I was like, 'Okay, now you can call…

— David Sedaris

Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it.

— Charlie Kaufman

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think…

— Harper Lee

I've always defined myself as a writer, I've never decided what it was I was gonna write. [...] I always fancied myself one, but…

— Rob Corddry

...One reason I became a writer was that I figured out that if you call yourself a writer, you can read all you want…

— Katherine Paterson