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title: "2 Stanford Quotes By Caroline Lawrence"
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> [When I was nine, we moved to Stanford University in San Francisco so that my father could do a Ph.D. I went to Terman Junior High in Palo Alto. It was terrible, because my hormones were all over the place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/when-i-was-nine-we-moved-to-stanford-university-in-san-francisco-so/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/caroline-lawrence-33495_adolescent_when-i-was-nine-we-moved-to-stanford-uni_222460.jpg)

> [At 16, when I was at Henry M. Gunn High School, I had a crush on the English teacher, and my grades improved dramatically. This great school had only 400 students, mostly children of Stanford professors, and it was more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/at-16-when-i-was-at-henry-m-gunn-high-school-i-had-a-crush-on-the/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/caroline-lawrence-33495_around_at-16-when-i-was-at-henry-m-gunn-high-sc_2862718.jpg)

## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Caroline Lawrence

> [Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/of-the-two-true-grits-the-john-wayne-version-one-is-better/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [When I was nine, we moved to Stanford University in San Francisco so that my father could do a Ph.D. I went to Terman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/when-i-was-nine-we-moved-to-stanford-university-in-san-francisco-so/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [I write about times and places I would visit in a time machine, like ancient Rome or the Wild West.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/i-write-about-times-and-places-i-would-visit-in-a-time-machine-like/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the Western is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/when-someone-talks-about-western-films-you-probably-think-of-those/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [Aim to write for an hour per day. I used to be a teacher, and an hour a day before school was all it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/aim-to-write-for-an-hour-per-day-i-used-to-be-a-teacher-and-an-hour-a/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/to-create-a-character-who-really-interests-you-try-combining-aspects/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [I thought it might be fun to set my books in Nevada, which is in the West and still pretty Wild. You can still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/i-thought-it-might-be-fun-to-set-my-books-in-nevada-which-is-in-the/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [I discovered John Truby ten years ago when a friend told me about his screenwriting course. I studied Truby's principles for a year and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/i-discovered-john-truby-ten-years-ago-when-a-friend-told-me-about-his/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [I loved every minute of my three years majoring in classics at Berkeley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/i-loved-every-minute-of-my-three-years-majoring-in-classics-at/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [I wanted to know if the 'Iliad' in the original was as relevant and contemporary as it was in translation. I then started Latin.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/i-wanted-to-know-if-the-iliad-in-the-original-was-as-relevant-and/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [After I had written seventeen full-length mysteries, two volumes of mini-mysteries, a travel guide and some quiz books, not to mention a spin-off Roman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/after-i-had-written-seventeen-full-length-mysteries-two-volumes-of/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/now-if-i-had-an-indian-name-it-would-be-stands-in-confusion/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [Plot is what happens in your story. Every story needs structure, just as every body needs a skeleton. It is how you 'flesh out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/plot-is-what-happens-in-your-story-every-story-needs-structure-just/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [At 16, when I was at Henry M. Gunn High School, I had a crush on the English teacher, and my grades improved dramatically.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/at-16-when-i-was-at-henry-m-gunn-high-school-i-had-a-crush-on-the/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

> [Like every child growing up in America, I read 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' I liked them well enough, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-lawrence/like-every-child-growing-up-in-america-i-read-the-adventures-of-tom/)

[Caroline Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-lawrence/)

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