Achievers Quote by Matt de la Pena

I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance…

— Meg Cabot

I'm not a reader of young adult fiction for the simple reason that these novelists are writing for adolescents, so they are not writing…

— Robert Cormier

I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being…

— Amanda Hocking

Teenagers are in some ways the best readers because their imaginations haven't been narrowed down by boring things like jobs and the realities of…

— Matt Haig

Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at fifteen to write several novels.

— May Sarton

I started writing juvenile novels around 1985. I never really thought of it as a career, but more as a way to make a living.

— Natsuo Kirino

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.

— Candace Bushnell

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

Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My…

— Renee Watson

Well-written novels make you more empathetic towards other people. You can identify with someone who isn't you. You can change your identity. A 14-year-old…

— Olga Tokarczuk

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