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I don't think I knew I would be a writer. I wanted to become a writer, and I tried to write.

— Romesh Gunesekera

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I knew I wanted to be a writer before I knew that being a writer was possible.

— Dani Shapiro

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

— Dan Simmons

I never wanted to be a writer. I still don't.

— Carolyn Chute

As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer.

— Michael Easton

I really wanted to be a writer.

— Nancy Meyers

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

— Steve Toltz

I always just wanted to be a writer, not necessarily a particular kind of writer.

— Jill Lepore

✗Opposing Perspectives

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

— Thomas Keneally

I always knew I wanted to be a writer.

— Karen Kingsbury

Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.

— Robert Gottlieb