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But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself assailed by a feeling of unreality.

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

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

As a writer, you aren't anybody until you become somebody.

I don't think of myself as a writer.

I just feel really fortunate to build a career as a writer.

To be a writer, you need to like spending a lot of time by yourself in the company of imaginary people.

A writer is what I am.

I've never thought of myself as a writer. I still don't, despite all the writing I've done.