“A child is imprinted not by simply teaching. But their attention is like soft clay. The attention field of adults is stratified. They are like hard clay and we push them on each side of the child's attention field.” ChildrenHardSidesAttentionTeachingAwarenessFieldsBuddhismAdultsClay Author:Frederick Lenz
“I don't think about age groups when I write, although I think if I know I'm writing for Children I'll be a bit more ambitious, and think more about every word, because I know that they pay closer attention when they read than adults do.” IfsThinkingKnowsWritingChildrenAgeBitsPayAttentionGroupsAdultsAmbitious Author:Neil Gaiman
“There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and, of course, I would never put sex and extreme violence in a YA book. But writing for adults and children requires the same care and attention.” WritingChildrenBookDifferentStoriesCareCoursesSexDifferencesAttentionViolenceReaderAdultsExtremes Author:Michael Scott
“It was funny, Skip thought, how much attention children demanded the first few years of their lives and how hard adults strove ever after to get their attention.” YearsFirstsChildrenHardAttentionAdultsEver AfterSkip Book:House of Blues Source: House of Blues
“The more intelligent and competent a woman is in her adult life, the less likely she is to have received an adequate amount of romantic attention in adolescence.” SexAttentionAmountAdultsIntelligentAdolescenceAdequateCompetent Author:Susan Jacoby
“I had a real passion for performing. I craved the attention. I was a goofy kid just like I am a goofy adult. So as soon as I got the bug of getting laughs and getting on stage I just couldn't stop.” RealKidsPassionAttentionLaughingStageAdultsPerformingBugsGoofy Author:Tom Green