Audience Quote by J. K. Rowling

'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable…

— Rick Riordan

I have read only the first 'Harry Potter' book. I thought it excellent, perhaps the best thing written for older children since The Hobbit.…

— Gene Wolfe

I never wanted to do Harry Potter. I thought it should have stayed as a book. There are some books that should be made…

— Haley Joel Osment

I grew up as an only child and my mother was also an only child, so we were both very passionate about reading. I…

— Kate Beckinsale

I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books…

— Don Novello

I read the 'Harry Potter' books as I was writing my own books, and I love them, but I don't think Harry was very…

— Jeff Kinney

I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish,…

— Judy Blume

It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore. I know that many…

— Zilpha Keatley Snyder

I never thought I was writing for kids at all. It really shocked and unsettled me to hear kids were buying the books. If…

— Jeff Kinney

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

Writing is such a strangely and radically private act, and yet its purpose is this great sense of connection and community. I mean, I…

— Cheryl Strayed

'Harry Potter' made it cool to read children's fiction, and 'Twilight' did the same for a slightly older age group. What I'm seeing is…

— L.A. Weatherly