About Quote by Glen Duncan

We wanted to write a book that we would have read as kids, and would love to read to our children.

— Tom Fletcher

I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid,

— Carl Hiaasen

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.

— Judy Blume

I think back on all the great people in my life, from my parents to my teachers, and the wonderful influence they had on…

— Jimmie Allen

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

— Lloyd Alexander

I would have specific books [when I was 12 or 13] that had pages that I knew had sex on them that I would…

— Lena Dunham

My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They weren't able to guide me towards particular books, but…

— Ian Mcewan

“My parents weren't interested in recommending books to me. Reading was an act of revolution, therefore I was expected to find my own way.…

— Ianthe Brautigan

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher…

— Jeff Kinney

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.

— Aerin Lauder

And so I write the way I myself would like the book to be – if I were a child. I write for the…

— Astrid Lindgren

When I read a book I liked, I would get a pen and one of my father's legal pads and rewrite it from memory…

— Jonathan Dee