Ability Quote by Patricia Wentworth

I never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious…

— Joyce Carol Oates

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

— Steve Toltz

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

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

Writing isn't a job so much as a compulsion. I've been writing since I was very young because for some strange reason, I must…

— Siri Hustvedt

I always just wanted to be a writer, not necessarily a particular kind of writer.

— Jill Lepore

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 always wanted to write, ever since I was a kid. I started writing at the age of 11. All I wanted to do…

— Roger Zelazny

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

— Tess Gerritsen

I've always wanted to be a writer. I've been writing since I was probably four years old - it was nonsense, but it was…

— Roxane Gay

The only certainty about writing and trying to be a writer is that it has to be done, not dreamed of or planned and…

— Janet Frame