Age Quote by Bruce Springsteen

Well, I always wanted to write from the time I was very little, and my mother encouraged me. She wrote a journal from the…

— Francine Rivers

I started to write when I was eighteen or nineteen. However, until I was about twenty-three, I didn't take it that seriously.

— Joseph Brodsky

In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.

— Michael Scott

I didn't start really focusing on writing until I was 24.

— Jesmyn Ward

I've been writing since I was 19.

— Melvyn Bragg

I guess if you try to write with honesty and emotional truth, then that will resonate no matter what the age of the viewer.

— Ol Parker

I always wrote from a very young age, literally from the time I learned how to read and write.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

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

It actually took me 20 years to want to write about my youth. I was definitely always a little intimidated about writing about that…

— Greg Mottola

I was nearly 40 when I started. I had no fear that I wasn't going to write. I knew it was just delayed. Then,…

— Jane Gardam

I know I'm writing better now than I ever did for adults because I'm writing for an audience who know that they don't know…

— David Almond