Accountants Quote by Wilbur Smith

I had many different careers early on. I knew I wanted to be a writer. But, like so many people, I didn't know how…

— David Grann

I first thought about becoming a writer after the age of 30, which is rather late, I'd say. In my 20s, I wasn't especially…

— Natsuo Kirino

I didn't do a masters in creative writing until I was 26, which is quite old, and then I found myself in New York…

— Rachel Kushner

I was one of those kids who looks really good on paper, I tested very well, I went to a fancy college, won some…

— Leigh Bardugo

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 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

It helps to know from a very early age what you want to do. From the time I was five years old, I wanted…

— Tom Wolfe

From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer.…

— George Orwell

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 was very precocious when I was young. I went to college at 16, and I graduated at 20. I wanted to be a…

— Rachel Kushner

I knew I wanted to be a writer. Where I came from, no one was a writer. I came from Long Island, and everyone…

— Howard Gordon

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