63 Quotes by Caroline B. Cooney

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

I'll take you to Mickey D's," said Sean. "I'll buy you a hamburger." Annie was not thrilled. Sean's offer did not compare to offers made in other centuries. "And fries," Sean said. "And a vanilla milkshake." Annie remained unthrilled. "Okay, okay. You can have a Big Mac." Romance in my century, she thought, is pitiful.

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 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

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

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

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