Adult Quote by Rick Yancey

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

— Candace Bushnell

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'd never really considered doing young-adult novels, but one of the things that a friend pointed out to me is that I've actually had…

— Michelle Gagnon

I was definitely meant to be a young adult author, and I love it - I'm here to stay!

— Simone Elkeles

I've been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one, and I think some people leave that stuff behind when they…

— Diablo Cody

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first…

— L. Frank Baum

I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of…

— S. E. Hinton

[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers.

— Judy Blume

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 used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so…

— Cecily von Ziegesar

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel

— Sara Paretsky

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