Book Quote by Jason Reynolds

I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do

— Paula Danziger

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

— Carl Hiaasen

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've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years.

— Dean Koontz

I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written.

— Barbara Kingsolver

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

— Judy Blume

As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a writer. My most exciting pastime was reading novels; in fact, I would read anything I could…

— Maryam Mirzakhani

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

— Megan McCafferty

I've always loved reading, and as a child I used to try desperately to write books like the ones I read.

— Tom Fletcher

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles

I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

— Beverly Cleary

I wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.

— Goh Chok Tong