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13 quotes by Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American author of suspense, romance, horror, and mystery books for young adults. She currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina.[citation needed] Cooney's books have received several honors, including an IRA–CBC Children's Choice and being named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Most recently Cooney's Diamonds in the Shadow was named a 2008 ALA/YALSA Quick Pick and was...
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I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings.

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I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys.

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I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession.

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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... →

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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... →

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Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published.

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I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up.

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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... →

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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.

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I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.

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I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published.

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I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me.

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My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment.

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