Age Quote by Philipp Meyer

I dropped out of school when I was 17. And I had no hope for the future.

— Nancy Mace

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 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've known since I was five that I wanted to be a writer.

— Svetlana Alexievich

I vividly remember being 14. That was the age when I started to get happy: I started being a writer and stopped being a loser.

— Anthony Horowitz

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

— Siri Hustvedt

When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I…

— Amish Tripathi

I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for…

— Anne Lamott

In terms of moments that pushed me toward becoming a writer... My parents, my wife, and my English teacher in the 8th grade were…

— Blake Crouch

I told my parents when I was 12 I'd be a writer.

— bell hooks

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

I always knew when I graduated from high school I’d go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from .…

— Gaby Hoffmann