I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt. Robert Cormier More Quotes by Robert Cormier More Quotes From Robert Cormier You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset. Robert Cormier upset boys years Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys? Robert Cormier guy wise people That's what Archie did - built a house nobody could anticipate a need for, except himself, a house that was invisible to everyone else. Robert Cormier invisible house needs When people say they write for themselves, that's probably what they do. I will admit that I don't write for myself; I write to be read. I've got the reader in my mind all the time. Robert Cormier mind writing people Cities fell. Earth opened. Planets tilted. Stars plummeted. And the awful silence. Robert Cormier silence stars cities Don't miss the bus, boy. You're missing a lot of things in the world, better not miss that bus. Robert Cormier missing boys world It came to me that hell would not be fire and smoke after all but arctic, everything white and frigid. Hell would be not anger but indifference. Robert Cormier fire would-be white Archie became absolutely still, afraid that the rapid beating of his heart might betray his sudden knowledge, the proof of what he'd always suspected, not only of Brother Leon but most grownups, most adults: they were vulnerable, running scared, open to invasion. Robert Cormier brother heart running ...pain reaches a certain point and does not get worse but remains in all its intensity and you can survive it. Robert Cormier intensity pain doe A terrific sadness swept over Jerry. As if somebody had died. The way he felt standing in the cemetry that day they buried his mother. And nothing you could do about it. Robert Cormier sadness mother way I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper. Robert Cormier paper remember 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 family mother father Salinger is such a terrific writer; he did so many great things. He is one of those writers that I still reread, simply because he makes me see the possibilities and makes me feel like writing. There are certain writers who put you in the mood to write. In the way a whiff of a cigar will bring back memories of a ballgame on a Saturday afternoon, reading Salinger makes me want to get to the typewriter. Robert Cormier reading writing memories 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 uncles believe book I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations. Robert Cormier situation real people 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 dream sweet book I find that most books that I don't like are those in which the authors have indulged themselves. I can almost sense when they're writing something for themselves. Robert Cormier i-can writing book As much as there is joy in writing, there's always the little bit of terror to keep you on edge, on your toes. It is a strange way to occupy yourself - to enjoy your life on a daily basis. There is no guarantee that something great is going to come next. Robert Cormier occupy-yourself guarantees-that writing I use a lot of similes and metaphors when I work, simply because it's my best way of describing a building or a scene. I'm terrible at describing landscapes - trees, buildings. The inanimate things don't interest me: I always think, "Oh, no, here comes another building I have to describe." So I usually use a simile or metaphor. Robert Cormier use tree thinking I am frightened by today's world, terrified by it. I think that comes out in the books. I'm afraid of big things. Some of these schools have three thousand kids, and even the size of the schools frightens me. Big government frightens me; so does big defense. Robert Cormier kids book school
