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Robert Cormier
American
Author
About the author
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,
American
Author
#People
#First
#Writer
#Rest
#Dream
You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Censorship
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,
American
Author
#Time
#Right
#First
#Writing
#Word
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,
American
Author
#Books
#Writer
I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#People
I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Life
#Pretty
#Sense
#Adolescence
I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Time
#Trying
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,
American
Author
#Life
#Family
#Home
#Mother
#Father
I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Old
#Mind
There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Reading
#Open
All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street.
Robert Cormier,
American
Author
#Right