Adults Quote by Beverly Cleary

To me there's no difference between writing YA and adult except that in YA I make the book a little shorter and the protagonists…

— Charles de Lint

I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with…

— Sarah Mlynowski

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing:…

— Frank Herbert

I'm working on a young adult novel. I've been working on it for a while, because I don't know how to write a novel…

— Morgan Parker

I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just as pleased with a story which I feel works…

— Margaret Mahy

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren…

— Margaret Mahy

Adults need more complex narratives. They have their own narratives. The main characters are themselves.

— Haruki Murakami

I think that's what distinguishes YA from adult fiction - it's not just the age of the characters, but it's the sense of hope.…

— Jenny Han

Successful people often enjoy telling their story.

— Lewis Howes

I like to encourage young talented writers to try and help them get published and so forth, but that's all. That's the best I…

— Oscar Hijuelos

“Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and is willing…

— Ralph Keyes

The YA category is an entirely new one, and seems to have more to do with readability than with age group or theme. The…

— Russell Smith