Adult Quote by R. L. Stine

Kids play make-believe all the time, so they tend to be better at using their imaginations than adults.

— Adam Rubin

People will ask me, "How do you approach writing books for young readers differently than for adults?" My answer is always: I don't change…

— Alan Gratz

Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play;…

— Monica Ali

Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when…

— Diana Wynne Jones

It's really fun to write something for kids. You can make it a little bit more extreme and crazy than you would for adults.

— Stephen McCauley

I think it's so important that, if I'm writing about the real world, I stay true to it. I think that kids do compartmentalize,…

— Jacqueline Woodson

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I…

— Natalie Babbitt

Adults are living increasingly as children: completely in their imaginations. Reading Harry Potter while every newspaper in the country goes out of business. They…

— Lorrie Moore

Paradoxically, in fantasy for young people I was able to express my own deepest feelings and attitudes more than I had ever done in…

— Lloyd Alexander

Kids often ask me if characters are real or made up - and I always tell them, 'I hope they're real but I made…

— Katherine Paterson

People think I write fantasy, but I don't. Some things may be exaggerated or distorted, but they're realistic figures. . . . There's nothing incredible about it.

— Joe Orton

Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise in my…

— Nina Bawden