Career Quote by Nick Flynn Download Open image “When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family.” — Nick Flynn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Career Careers Child Writing Children Choices Family My family Worst Worst Possible Writing Writing Worst
When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family. My father had always identified himself as… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I came from a practical family. The idea of being a writer seemed impossible to me. — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
I wanted to write when I was young, but people said it was impossible. Then my parents locked me in a mental institution -… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Writing about what happened to my brother and to my family was awful. It was hard to look back at how much suffering there… — Akhil Sharma Copy Share Image
My mother wanted me to be a writer, which I have ended up taking a long road round to. — Mick Foley Copy Share Image
One of the things I learned from my father, and it did not serve me well at all, was that he was a successful… — Michael Tolkin Copy Share Image
There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under. — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
We got him to talk to a psych doctor once, the doctor asked if he heard things other people don't. Sure, Paul answered, I… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“When I was really drunk, I started that stupid business with the bullet in my guts again. I was the only guy at the… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“He claims not to be drinking, but I don’t think he knows what this means.” — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
By the time I make my way to the border of Mauritania, to the edge of the Sahara, I see no end to being… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“(2002) In Rome, month upon month, I struggled with how to structure the book about my father (He already had the water, he just… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
In life you get one take, and it's perfect. It's strange, afterwards you might think I shouldn't have reacted that way, but that's the… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
For years before I became a father, I would try to spend as much time as I could with my friends who were parents… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“The boat has become supreme isolation, chosen isolation, holding myself apart from the world, which I only dimly understand anyway. I can sit on… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
“Don’t allow anyone to pressure you into taking a job in a field that doesn’t feel right in your gut. You are the one… — Alison James Copy Share Image
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still… — Nas Copy Share Image
One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation. — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
There are so many things you can do with your life, you can go to school and study toward your career, you can become… — Simphiwe Scientist Dumi Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to have a good career, so I made it happen. — Chord Overstreet Copy Share Image
I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
If I can beat a proven champion like Canelo, that will take my career to a different level. — Gennady Golovkin Copy Share Image
My non-career. My excuse for a career? Honestly, I never think about the word 'career.' I've had managers, the minute they say it to… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
I started off as a model maker, so the first part of my career was a model maker and then a motion control camera… — John Knoll Copy Share Image
Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into academics. They… — Portia Doubleday Copy Share Image
