Children Quote by Anonymous

Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down.

— E. B. White

Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when…

— Diana Wynne Jones

You know, it's a truism that writers for children must still be children themselves, deep down, must still feel childish feelings, and a child's…

— Anonymous

“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Except I'm aware that as a writer you can't get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults. Children have…

— Alan Bradley

Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so.…

— David Walliams

I like writing for children. It seems to me that most people underestimate their understanding and the strength of their feelings and in my…

— Nina Bawden

You must never lose that touch of childishness. You need it if you wish to write for children, if you wish to understand the…

— Carolyn Haywood

There are 500 reasons I write for children.... Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about the critics.... They don't read…

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

I mean, I don't write for kids.

— Al Yankovic

Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…

— Rick Riordan

For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing…

— Rick Riordan