Air Quote by Philip Pullman

My childhood was all about going to church, singing in church. And later on, after I got a little older, my mother taught me…

— Rudy Ray Moore

Growing up, my mom was a stay-at-home mom. I knew that her entire world revolved around us, and she relished being involved in every…

— Marcela Valladolid

I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on,…

— Alex Flinn

I was 12 or 13 years old. So I started to write poetry and fiction, even though I was really into biology because my…

— Darren Aronofsky

When I was about 11 years old, I wrote a song with my dad. Then in high school I started more writing.

— Gabby Barrett

I started writing as a child. But I didn't think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to…

— Alice Walker

I grew up with my little brother, and we were raised by my grandmother. I was an insider for real. I stayed in the…

— Bryson Tiller

Wrote my first "novel" when I was six. Studied a bit in college, but then pursued history... But when I started writing professionally, it…

— David B. Coe

I was writing from a very, very early age. My father used to write. He died early, and my mother was a schoolteacher, so…

— Derek Walcott

My grandmother passed away before I could get to know her. She had an interest in films and writing. She wrote two novels under…

— Richa Chadha

I grew up with my little brother, and we were raised by my grandmother. I was an insider for real. I stayed in the…

— Bryson Tiller

When I was about twenty-one, I published a few poems. Maybe I wrote a couple of stories before, but I really began to write…

— Grace Paley