Gen Z Quotes

Where older generations are out there struggling to fact-check information and cite sources, Gen Zers don't even bother. They just read the headlines and then speed-scroll to the comments, to see what everyone else says. They're outsourcing the determination of truth and importance to like-minded, trusted influencers.

If you're trying to appeal to my generation you've got to be honest.

The younger folks, the Gen Z-ers and millennials, might abuse their skin a little bit, and because they're so young they aren't intentionally taking care of their skin to protect it in the long run.

There were dozens of dating apps when Bumble came on the scene, but they weren't able to attract critical mass in a young professional group.

I could write a joke song really easily, but I think something that might be true for my generation is that there's a certain irony or detachedness expected of us, even though we really feel sincere. So the only way to sincerity is through a joke.

People don't know what to do when writing a story with teens that takes place now - they think you have to make a bunch of references to Facebook.

Beanbags and softball matches and a cool Twitter handle doesn't make young people want to work at your office.

'Skins' meant so much to so many people. It was so much part of its time, and I was so young.

I am the mom of two wonderful millennial young women who are bright and hardworking, and I will tell you what I told them: They are the core group that will stop this virus. They are the group that communicates successfully, independent of picking up a phone. They intuitively know how to contact each other without being in large social gatherings.

What establishes [for Gen Z] the relevance of a claim isn't some established notion of authority. It's the social signals they get from their peers.

I have a lot of teenage readers and readers in their early twenties. My writing style appeals to them. And if they look at my picture on the back of the book, they don't see someone who looks like their mother.