--- title: "8 Writers Children Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Writers Children quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Writers Children sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/madeleine-l-engle-345_books_the-writer-whose-words-are-going-to-be-r_97754.png" --- > [“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/the-writer-whose-words-are-going-to-be-read-by-children-has-a-heavy/) [Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/madeleine-l-engle-345_books_the-writer-whose-words-are-going-to-be-r_97754.png) > [I think that children who read are better writers, and children who tell stories appreciate books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/i-think-that-children-who-read-are-better-writers-and-children-who/) [Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/emma-walton-hamilton-14666_better_i-think-that-children-who-read-are-bette_773342.jpg) > [We've all been children, we all know a parent or parent-figure. This makes us all potential writers of children's books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-rosen/we-ve-all-been-children-we-all-know-a-parent-or-parent-figure-this/) [Michael Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-rosen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/michael-rosen-4765_books_we-ve-all-been-children-we-all-know-a-pa_783570.png) > [It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/it-s-such-a-wonderful-feeling-to-watch-a-child-discover-that-reading-2/) [Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/zilpha-keatley-snyder-30881_adventure_it-s-such-a-wonderful-feeling-to-watch-a_1522227.jpg) > [At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mahy/at-this-stage-i-am-not-involved-with-young-adults-as-closely-as-many/) [Margaret Mahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mahy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/margaret-mahy-9662_adults_at-this-stage-i-am-not-involved-with-you_1611506.jpg) > [I think that most of the children's writers live in the world that they've created, and their children are kind of phantoms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-byatt-2/i-think-that-most-of-the-children-s-writers-live-in-the-world-that/) [A. S. Byatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-s-byatt-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/a-s-byatt-2-7553_actually_i-think-that-most-of-the-children-s-writ_1820720.jpg) > [You know, it's a truism that writers for children must still be children themselves, deep down, must still feel childish feelings, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-know-it-s-a-truism-that-writers-for-children-must-still-be/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/anonymous-1_children_you-know-it-s-a-truism-that-writers-for_2008764.jpg) > [We writers – and especially writers for children, but all writers – have an obligation to our readers: it's the obligation to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/we-writers-and-especially-writers-for-children-but-all-writers-have/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/neil-gaiman-29_books_we-writers-and-especially-writers-for-ch_2775918.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writers-children/#itemlist", "name": "Writers Children Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. 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