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I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.

I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

As an undergraduate I held many small jobs as an illustrator.

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.

I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.

When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist.

When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter.

I wanted to be a cartoonist. I was one of those kids who sat around and drew in my room all the time.

I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class.