Books Quote by Tavi Gevinson

One of my intentions with 'Rookie' is for the girls reading it to know that they are already cool enough and smart enough and…

— Tavi Gevinson

The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.

— Tavi Gevinson

'Rookie' is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and believe in.

— Tavi Gevinson

Whatever the style is, I want to have a sense that the writer is thinking, and really trying to get at something, and that…

— Lynne Tillman

I like to encourage young talented writers to try and help them get published and so forth, but that's all. That's the best I…

— Oscar Hijuelos

I'm working on a young adult novel. I've been working on it for a while, because I don't know how to write a novel…

— Morgan Parker

An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the…

— Walter Jon Williams

“I am trying to come up with some "adult" reads, but I mostly read young adult fiction (my job), which, by the way is…

— Megan McCafferty

“As human beings, we have an innate need to create and innovate from within ourselves to address our own concerns, and writing helps fulfill…

— Suman Pokhrel

Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct.

— Samuel Johnson

“Amateurs try to write in one go; professionals draft and draft again.”

— Alastair Fowler

At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.

— Daniel Alarcon