"10 Robert Cormier Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 17 January 1925. Died: 2 November 2000 | Author | Journalist |

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.

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You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset.

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I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.

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Adolescence Alone Always Had

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I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.

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I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

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Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.

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I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

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I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

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Extraordinary People Put Real

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I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.

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My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.

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"10 Robert Cormier Quotes & Sayings

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.

Robert Cormier

You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset.

Robert Cormier

I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.

Robert Cormier

I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.

Robert Cormier

I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

Robert Cormier

Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.

Robert Cormier

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier

I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.

Robert Cormier

My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.

Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier Quotes & Sayings

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"10 Robert Cormier Quotes & Sayings

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.

Robert Cormier

You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset.

Robert Cormier

I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.

Robert Cormier

I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.

Robert Cormier

I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

Robert Cormier

Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.

Robert Cormier

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier

I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.

Robert Cormier

My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.

Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier Quotes & Sayings

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