Dylan Thomas Quotes

I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing.

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

I've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.

And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.

I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed.

I always knew I wanted to be a writer.

I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.

When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel.

I became an author because I love words. I enjoyed playing with them when I was a kid, writing stories and plays, and doing whatever I could think to do with words. I kept my love of them growing up and still love to see what they can do.

Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I remember that reading S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' sparked my interest in writing.

The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen.

I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

It's hard to say when my interest in writing began, or how. My mother read to my sister and me every night, and we always loved playing make-believe games. I had a well-primed imagination. I didn't start thinking about writing as a serious pursuit, a career I could have, until after college.

Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days.

I must say, it was a lot easier writing novels than I thought it would be. I think it's because I'm a novelist at heart, and it took me a while to figure that out.

I cannot recall any moment of clarity about becoming a writer. I always liked to read. That's what did it.

I've always loved writing. It was always what I wanted to do.

I became a writer out of the desire to express myself.

I'm still in love with what I do, with the idea of making things up, so hours when I write always feel like very blessed hours to me.

I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.

Every 'Observer' writer wants to be a novelist.

Writing will remain a passion project.

I discovered that writing was very nice indeed when I was very young, and I never changed. I don't think my style has changed very much at all - though I hope what I say is a bit more interesting. It's about getting to know a character and loving them, I think.

I started out as a poet. I've always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels.