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When I was seven years old, I fell in love with a series published by Bobbs-Merrill called 'The Childhood of Famous Americans.' In it, historical figures like Clara Barton, Nancy Hanks, Elias Howe, Patrick Henry, and dozens more came to life for me as children.

— Ann Hood

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school, I read 'Close to the Knives,' the autobiography of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.

— Barry McGee

The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven years old don't like my books.

— Sherman Alexie

I grew up on the golden age of children's TV.

— Edward Norton

When I was young, I loved a series of books by an author called Maud Hart Lovelace and the series, which is still around, I'm happy to say, is - they're the 'Betsy-Tacy' books.

— Judy Blume

I was always falling in love at a very young age - kindergarten is when I can remember. There was always a crush. And when I was in sixth grade, I started picking up guitar, so I started wanting to write about it and sing about it.

— Babyface

I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

— Elizabeth George

I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used book sale. For a quarter I bought a book called 'Come On Seabiscuit.' I loved that book. It stayed with me all those years.

— Laura Hillenbrand

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

— Tom Cruise

✗Opposing Perspectives

At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love.

— Judy Blume

I first read 'Tom Sawyer' when I was in 8th grade, 13 years old. I realised since that Mark Twain just bottled what it felt like to be a child.

— Jeff Nichols