“All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street.”
Other Robert Cormier Quotes
I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.
Robert Cormier 
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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
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I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.
Robert Cormier
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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.
Robert Cormier
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I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.
Robert Cormier
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