Books Quote by Elaine Welteroth

If everything is made so obvious that it asks nothing of the readers, then after a while, their ability to respond is atrophied. And…

— Frances Clarke Sayers

There's a kind of funny gap between 14 and 20 when young people don't read very much. Nobody really knows what to do about…

— Lloyd Alexander

Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person.

— Anonymous

I think readers are always patient. Look at the 'Harry Potter' series. Some have given up on this generation of kids as game and…

— Dave Gibbons

I never think of my work as writing for a young audience, frankly, because I think it risks talking 'down' to them. The idea…

— Soman Chainani

Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.

— Donalyn Miller

The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.

— Judy Blume

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

When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in that I…

— Neil Gaiman

I think [kids] enjoy reading, but it's a different world now. There are a lot of competitors for the imaginative attention.

— David Duchovny

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

Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age,…

— Lois Lowry