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.

Quote by Robert Cormier

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I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly...

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly...

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

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

There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that...

There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that...

I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce...

My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce...

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

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

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

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

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the...

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the...

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

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

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

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