Believe Quote by Robin Wasserman

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've always been a big fan of Stephen King, especially in my teenage years.

— Andy Muschietti

Novels are make-believe and play for adults.

— Mohsin Hamid

It was important to me that the book didn't comment on being a teenager, but felt instead like a story told by a teenager.

— David Crabb

It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

Adolescents are still children in that they can't yet tell the difference between make believe and fiction.

— Heather O'Neill

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

— Judy Blume

“Teen books are like adult books, without all the bullshit.”

— Anonymous

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

It seems like whenever a big newspaper or TV show talks about teen literature, they focus on dark books or vampire books. It's kind…

— Jay Asher

“Part of the post-apocalyptic, dystopian trend is that it seems to go hand in hand with young adult novels. Maybe that's because it's not…

— Julianna Baggott

I read Stephen King as a junior high schooler. My father introduced me to Stephen King far too young, which I'm very grateful for…

— Bridget Carpenter