Age Quote by Len Wein

I have wanted to write from a young age, but working with so many gifted authors and editors over the years has taught me…

— Julie Klassen

Nothing is a matter of age. It's really in the person because you can publish book after book after book and still want that…

— Lynne Tillman

I feel like today we always glorify the young, just-plucked-from-college writer. But it's much harder to start writing later, in middle age, struggling on…

— Toni Morrison

I look at composers and conductors, anybody involved in music or writing or art in general; they got more done as they got older.…

— Sarah Brightman

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

Working with younger artists kind of tests your judgment. You're not always right, but when you are, it's exciting.

— Larry Gagosian

What I didn't realize when I was in school and what I suspect a lot of young writers today don't get either is that…

— John D'Agata

Nothing needs to happen to a writer’s life after they are 20. By then they’ve experienced more than enough to last their creative life.

— Flannery O'Connor

If you are a good writer you use your life experience to do something different than someone who is 20-years-old can do. That is…

— El-P

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire.

— Frank Darabont

I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age.

— P. J. Harvey

I've been a writer my whole life. I've just never pursued a career in it since I graduated college.

— Scheana Shay