Assistants Quote by William Landay

I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, as a kid, I think I'd always wanted to be a writer, but…

— Ben Richards

When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I…

— Meg Cabot

I didn't intend to be a novelist. I didn't intend to be anything. I thought I'd be a journalist.

— Alex Garland

I wanted to be a writer and I ended up being a writer.

— Lady Colin Campbell

In 1982, when I was almost 26 years old, I decided I wanted to write fiction. I'd majored in journalism in college, and I'd…

— Cynthia Kadohata

This sounds like a cliche, but I always wanted to write. After college, I did some writing and realized very quickly that it's hard…

— Hooman Majd

I never had a moment of wanting to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress, but writing was just a thing I…

— Sarah Pinborough

I'm still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can't imagine having done anything else. Mostly, I…

— Peter Gzowski

I'm a professional. So before I published any novels, I'd always been writing stories.

— Jess Walter

I did not consider that I would lead a literary life. I'd thought initially, as a young girl, that I would be a teacher,…

— Joyce Carol Oates

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