Age Quote by Ted Dekker

I am almost six-novels-old. It took me until the third novel to call myself a writer.

— Manju Kapur

I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by…

— Elizabeth George

I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and…

— George R. R. Martin

I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which…

— Michael Scott

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

— Candace Bushnell

My first book was signed up when I was 13, and I've been writing ever since. But penning the 'Halo' series has been so…

— Alexandra Adornetto

Even though I got a late start, first publishing an essay when I was 50 years old, I've since written eight suspense novels.

— Hallie Ephron

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

I didn't get anything published until I was thirty-three, and yet I'd written five novels and six or seven plays. The plays, I should…

— Edmund White

When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more…

— John le Carre

I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation.

— Aleksandar Hemon

I was 35, had always wanted to write novels, and thought that I had better do it while I was young enough.

— Diana Gabaldon