Age Quote by Carol Windley

I could read at a very early age and I loved stories, losing myself in stories, novels.

— Heather Donahue

I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.

— John Boyne

I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.

— Meg Wolitzer

I first tried a novel when I was 14. First finished one when I was 16. First started working on stuff that had a…

— Harry Turtledove

I was kind of an outsider growing up, and I preferred reading to being with other kids. When I was about seven, I started…

— Ann Hood

When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within those wonderful…

— Judy Blume

I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just, I think,…

— Ron Rash

I grew up loving books and stories. Reading became my favourite pastime, and you have to be a reader before you can be a…

— Sandra Brown

I definitely thought I was going to write books. I wrote a couple of children's books when I was like 11 when I was…

— Chrissy Costanza

I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.

— Cassandra Clare

I really started considering myself a writer when I was about seven or eight years old. I wrote stories from my dreams and kept…

— Jennine Capó Crucet

I was very lucky to have a father who read to us when we were children. And he didn't just read books - he…

— Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall