Age Quote by Emily Giffin

When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.

— Julie Kagawa

Coming-of-age stories are always appealing, especially as a young man who's still trying to figure out this complicated world.

— Finn Cole

I love coming of age stories that have struggle.

— Aaron Paul

But what I think I like about coming-of-age stories is that there's everything in them. It's a genre that kind of contains everything: you…

— Celine Sciamma

The coming-of-age story has sort of become a joke. It's something to capitalize on, and that is painful because when you are coming of…

— Mae Whitman

I'm always excited about stories that allow me to explore a character and create interesting stories and worlds that we haven't seen before.

— Dee Rees

Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My…

— Renee Watson

I've always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of…

— Morris Gleitzman

I started writing my first book for young people when I was in college. I was only a couple of years out of my…

— Jenny Han

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

For me, there's a deeper genre appreciation for what a coming of age story can be about. To apply that to a superhero world,…

— Jon Watts

I believe young children in particular enjoy witnessing the survival of youthful protagonists against terrible odds. I think it's gratifying to the reader when…

— Robert Paul Weston