Book Quote by L. Frank Baum

Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. When I was young I longed to write a great novel that…

— L. Frank Baum

I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just, I think,…

— Ron Rash

I wrote my first book when I was in my late thirties.

— Malcolm Gladwell

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

Name the book that made the biggest impression on you. I bet you read it before you hit puberty. In the time I've got…

— Gary Paulsen

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

— Carl Hiaasen

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.

— Danielle Steel

Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children's books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened…

— Nikki Grimes

I grew up loving books and stories. Reading became my favourite pastime, and you have to be a reader before you can be a…

— Sandra Brown

The thing is that my first novel, which was basically a mystery adventure story, won quite an important award in Spain for young adult…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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 started to read at a very early age, and I just thought that books and reading were really the most wonderful thing that…

— Carol Windley