Became Quote by Robert Crumb

When I got older I decided I wanted to be a real writer. I tried to write about real things. I wanted to describe…

— Nicole Krauss

My life looked good on paper - where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.

— Martin Amis

My life wasn't always smooth sailing. Two members of my family were diagnosed with cancer, so I spent a lot of time in hospitals…

— Hannah Tinti

I decided if I couldn't be a writer, my life would be miserable. I had this imaginary room of references to all the books…

— Per Petterson

All those horrible, traumatic years I spent as a kid became what I draw from creatively today.

— Steven Spielberg

I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.

— Frank Serpico

I remember in my early 20s when I felt I couldn't live past 30. I was learning how to write. I had a lot…

— Carl Sandburg

There came a time when I felt I was not going to be satisfied with life unless I could write.

— James Salter

As long as I could hold a pencil, I was drawing and telling stories and making jokes. I've just been lucky that no one…

— Alex Hirsch

I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.

— Pete Maravich

My whole life was absorbed with my art. I was known by my schoolmates as the kid who could draw.

— Thomas Kinkade

Growing up, I looked to people who had the same issues as me and were still living great lives.

— Molly Tarlov