Adults Quote by Lois Lowry

Children's books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so.…

— David Walliams

To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.

— William Steig

“Children's literature is considerably more functional than a good portion of adult literature. If I were cynical, I might say: Children's books are written…

— Lloyd Alexander

As far as I'm concerned, you either read books for children, or you read books for adults.

— Richard K. Morgan

I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews,…

— Lois Lowry

There are some things that are more appropriate to a children's than an adult book but there's a huge overlapping area and most kids…

— Terry Pratchett

“This is one of the chief differences between a child's experience of a favorite book and an educated adult's. For the adult, a book…

— Laura Miller

In some ways, getting published in children's literature is a little more open than publishing adult literature. It's less hinged on who you might…

— Marie Rutkoski

There's a difference between children's literature and all-ages literature. One is written expressly for children. The other is written for everyone, including children. And…

— Ryan North

Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as…

— Jeff Kinney

When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger…

— Jesse Sheidlower

My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only.

— Lev Grossman