Steve Toltz Quotes

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

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

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

I've always been a writer.

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.

Actually, I can't remember when I was not writing.

I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.

I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell.

Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon.

It's hard to remember a time when I wasn't 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 don't remember a time when I didn't define myself as a writer.

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

I was always writing, since I was, like, 12.

What's important with writing is that it comes from a place you absolutely love. I'm writing for film and TV. In America, they call people like me 'multi-hyphenators.'

For the last few years, I've enjoyed writing my own stuff since studying creative writing at school, and as I've grown up, I've realised how much I enjoy escaping into a world that I've created myself. So I've kept that up as a hobby.

I've always been writing.

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 love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

I think I became a writer because of my love of stories and an inability to stop asking, 'What if?'

I'm a compulsive storyteller, an avid reader, and have always nurtured the secret goal of spending my life as a writer.

I knew I was a writer; I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't know what to write.

I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time.