Robert Cormier Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

- Robert Cormier

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

- Robert Cormier

All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street.

- 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