Adults Quote by Ann Brashares

Personally, I believe “Young Adult” to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who’s not…

— Shannon Hale

I don't read many young adult books.

— Kevin Macdonald

My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only.

— Lev Grossman

It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger…

— Jesse Sheidlower

I think it's a mistake to think, 'Am I going to write a young adult book, or do I desperately want to write a…

— Markus Zusak

Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have?

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

“Teen books are like adult books, without all the bullshit.”

— Anonymous

Young adult fiction is getting more popular among adults because the writer is trying hard all the time to maintain the reader's interest.

— Jesse Andrews

“The fact that at the moment the distinction is being made, a young adult, as opposed to an adult, is the one reading it.…

— Kristin Cashore

“New Adult is a label that is condescending to readers and authors alike. It implies that the books act as training wheels between Young…

— Lauren Sarner

Young adults are honest readers. They won't stay with a book unless they have a reason, so it has to move along.

— Jesse Andrews