When I went in, my editor said, 'I hope you don't think you're a writer.' And I said, 'I hope you don't think I'm a journalist.' And, uh, turned out we were both right.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think of myself as a writer.
As a youngster, I think I said I wanted to be a journalist, but that's a disguise for being a writer.
I don't really consider myself a writer.
I thought I wanted to be a journalist or a novelist.
I couldn't be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because I'm pretty optimistic.
I was never a good journalist, because I would make things up. A lot of people frowned on that, which is why I ended up in fiction.
I'd be far too self-conscious and insecure if I suspected my editor might be a better novelist than I.
I've basically thought of myself as a writer, whether I was or not.
I've never thought of myself as a writer. I still don't, despite all the writing I've done.
I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did.