top of page
.png){kind=small}
"Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Books quotes
"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."
"Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are."
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
Explore more quotes by Caroline B. Cooney
"People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's."
"I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun."
"I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career."
"I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings."
"If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story."
"I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up."
"I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys."
bottom of page