Becoming Quote by Robert Sapolsky

For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper.

— Anonymous

I never wanted to be a writer initially. It was not my thing, but I was an avid reader.

— Dustin Lance Black

I wrote for my high school and college newspapers. It was my only creative outlet in those days.

— Soupy Sales

I thought of myself as a writer for years before I got around to writing anything.

— E. L. Doctorow

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

So many writers live their whole lives in rooms. You can be too civilised in the environment you have around you, too oriented towards…

— Lawrence Osborne

I may not have become a good writer, but I managed to make a living out of writing.

— Ruskin Bond

I've always been a writer. I started getting paid for writing in college. Where it transitioned from commentary to journalism was in that shift…

— Melissa Gira Grant

Half the reason I turned into a writer is you didn't have to show up anywhere. You could work naked.

— Jerry Stahl

I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it…

— Amy Bloom

The reason I became a writer is because I like sitting in dark rooms by myself, not standing on stage and talking to people.

— Cord Jefferson