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> [It's really fun to write something for kids. You can make it a little bit more extreme and crazy than you would for adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/it-s-really-fun-to-write-something-for-kids-you-can-make-it-a-little/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

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## More by Stephen McCauley

> [I wrote two novels about a yoga studio in Los Angeles published by Penguin under the pen name Rain Mitchell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/i-wrote-two-novels-about-a-yoga-studio-in-los-angeles-published-by/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [If you aren't a reader and you have a kid with his face buried in books, it can be a bit threatening. My parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/if-you-aren-t-a-reader-and-you-have-a-kid-with-his-face-buried-in/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [“From what I can tell, the chief distinguishing factor between children and adults is that children hear everything while appearing not to and adults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/from-what-i-can-tell-the-chief-distinguishing-factor-between-children/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [I'm not a particularly disciplined person in terms of my work habits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/i-m-not-a-particularly-disciplined-person-in-terms-of-my-work-habits/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [It's hard to describe the work of the British-born Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley without somewhat misrepresenting it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/it-s-hard-to-describe-the-work-of-the-british-born-australian-writer/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [I write in public libraries and sometimes coffee shops. I can't write at home and gave up trying long ago. I need activity around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/i-write-in-public-libraries-and-sometimes-coffee-shops-i-can-t-write/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [I guess I have an aversion to writing about big events and heroic actions. The everyday has always seemed most important to me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/i-guess-i-have-an-aversion-to-writing-about-big-events-and-heroic/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [Ultimately, Cole Porter's music might say more about his life than any biography could. His songs, with their witty lyrics and debonair style, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/ultimately-cole-porter-s-music-might-say-more-about-his-life-than-any/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [Jill Eisenstadt's comic second novel, 'Kiss Out,' is a work of such extravagant wackiness, eccentricity, and exuberance that any attempt to squeeze it into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/jill-eisenstadt-s-comic-second-novel-kiss-out-is-a-work-of-such/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [One of my pleasures is observing people's behavior and pointing out the inconsistencies that we all sort of have at the center of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/one-of-my-pleasures-is-observing-people-s-behavior-and-pointing-out/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/when-you-re-laughing-aloud-at-david-sedaris-every-sentence-it-s-easy/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [When you're sitting in the theater watching your own work be performed, you get to see people's reactions immediately. Unlike with a book, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/when-you-re-sitting-in-the-theater-watching-your-own-work-be/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [The book that made me cry hardest was 'Stoner,' by John Williams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/the-book-that-made-me-cry-hardest-was-stoner-by-john-williams/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [The experience of writing under a pseudonym was tremendously liberating; I could write what I wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/the-experience-of-writing-under-a-pseudonym-was-tremendously/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

> [I keep trying to write happy endings, but my books always end on more of a bittersweet note of ambiguity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mccauley/i-keep-trying-to-write-happy-endings-but-my-books-always-end-on-more/)

[Stephen McCauley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mccauley/)

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