Siri Hustvedt Quotes

I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar - and not dissimilar - sphere of operations.

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

As a youngster, I think I said I wanted to be a journalist, but that's a disguise for being a writer.

I wanted to write a novel. At 12 I knew, I am a writer. I said it to nobody.

As a child, I amused myself by making up stories. I'd lie in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping and imagine other lands where people were doing fascinating things. By fifth grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer, but it took several more decades to really find my way as an author.

Because I'm such a creative person, and I've always got my nose in a book, I suppose it was only a matter of time before non-fiction turned into fiction again. But I never consciously set out to become a writer and I never thought I'd be doing the things I'm doing today.

I was one of those kids who never wanted to be anything but a novelist. And I don't know a lot of people who truly live the life that they dreamed of.

I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology.

I've wanted to be a writer since I was, like, 10.

I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in kindergarten, so that was ultimately what I wanted to do with my life.

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.

I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career.

I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.

I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did.

I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.

To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.

I always thought I was going to be an artist. All I ever did was draw. I only ever turned to writing because I couldn't find somebody to write the kind of stuff I wanted to do. That just spiraled out of control.

I've wanted to be a writer since I was four years old!

At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.

I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.

I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have laughed in your face.

I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.

I always wanted to write fiction. Always. As far back as I can remember it's been integral to my sense of myself - everything else was always a displacement activity.

I always wanted to be a writer, from being a little kid onwards. My dad and my mum both had phases when that was what they did.

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.