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Teens are passionate, questioning, curious, have a bit of the idealism I still cling to, and they're making decisions for the first time that can alter the course of their lives - and sometimes, the course of the world.

I try to give a voice to teens, who might be afraid to speak up about difficult issues, and a platform for parents and teachers to have frank, meaningful discussions with those young people.

I like to write about teenagers because it's such an uncertain and dramatic time.

I like the concept of teenagers and philosophy.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

I like writing about teenagers because it's a time of great change and conflict. Up to then, you accept what your parents tell you.

I'm so associated with being young and being with a teenager.

I've always found teenagers really interesting. I think they've got so much going on in their lives, so that lends itself really well to fiction because there's so much drama, so much activity, so much growth.

What teenagers want most of all are social rewards, especially the respect of their peers.

I respect all the teenagers I work with and feel that everything they have to say is just as valuable as anything I have to say.