Robert Cormier Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 17, 1925 - November 2, 2000

Topics

BeautifulTimeBrainWritingBetter

The Widelux is a fickle mistress; its viewfinder isn't accurate, and there's no manual focus, so it has an arbitrariness to it, a capricious quality. I like that.

Jeff Bridges

FocusQualityMistressFickleLike

Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him.

John Turturro

GoodFootballMondayNightThink

The deal is: most men just want to marry someone who is nice to them.

Tracy McMillan

MenSomeoneNiceWantDealJust

I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.

Travis Scott

CityTexasHoodBornHoustonUp

I'll call it a day when I die. It's a wonderful occupation for me. I've never worked a day in my life.

Tony Bennett

LifeDayMeMy LifeDieNever

I was not born with tremendous ambition.

Roger Moore

AmbitionBornTremendous

The media are always on the lookout for possible sightings of D.B. Cooper, the man who parachuted from a plane with $200,000 in ransom money in November 1971. But the truth is, the mystery man wearing dark sunglasses almost certainly died during the jump, according to the FBI agents on the case at the time.

Ronald Kessler

TruthTimeMoneyManSunglasses

It is so calming, marriage.

Ruby Dee

MarriageCalming

You don't want to play the same roles or do the same genre.

Luke Evans

YouPlayWantSameGenreRoles

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

Don Yaeger

LifeNameMentorCoachMadeJohn

It's only an advantage as an actor - looking younger than you are. If you can maintain it.

Cillian Murphy

LookingYouActorAdvantageOnly

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.

Brendan Fraser

MusicRespectMusiciansUnderstand

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