“Who was Florinda, and why did she faint so often that she needed a special couch on which to do it?” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up — Caroline B. Cooney Believe Copy Share Image
in Los Angeles ... was the thinking-est crowd on earth: how to get ahead, how to mold a better body, how to… — Caroline B. Cooney Body Copy Share Image
“She wanted love, adventure, and wild, fierce emotions that would batter her, as storms battered the island. I am thirteen, Christina thought,… — Caroline B. Cooney Adventure Copy Share Image
Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary. It Mattered. — Caroline B. Cooney Diaries Copy Share Image
I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings. — Caroline B. Cooney I love Copy Share Image
“All his life Reeve had reacted to good news and bad by wanting to throw things.” — Caroline B. Cooney Good news Copy Share Image
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… — Caroline B. Cooney Annie Copy Share Image
Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published — Caroline B. Cooney Books Copy Share Image
“There were no Middle Ages in America, dumb-o,” said his sister. “White people hadn’t gotten here yet. Only Europe had Middle Ages.” — Caroline B. Cooney Middle ages Copy Share Image
“Her laughter began low and quiet then rose in pitch and flickered all over the room, like blood splatter.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
“It’s an old picture,” said Stephen. “She’s in her thirties now. I don’t think she’s pretty anymore.” — Caroline B. Cooney Old picture Copy Share Image
I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker. — Caroline B. Cooney Decided Copy Share Image
“I guess even really annoying people can be right sometimes.” — Caroline B. Cooney Annoying people Copy Share Image
“The only good things about his eighteenth year were the things he hadn’t done: He hadn’t murdered anybody or sold drugs.” — Caroline B. Cooney Good thing Copy Share Image
“Her father drove up and down car aisles, looking for a good slot. Who cared about a good slot? Just park the… — Caroline B. Cooney Parenting Copy Share Image
“Her eye was caught by a pile of red hair on the seat next to her. She had forgotten about the stupid… — Caroline B. Cooney Little girl Copy Share Image
I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys — Caroline B. Cooney Approach Copy Share Image
“It's been one nightmare after another, Christina thought. Pretty soon I won't be able to keep track of them all.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was… — Caroline B. Cooney Believe Copy Share Image
“She had never had a daydream that dreamed itself, like nightmares. That crawled out of her brain like a creature of the… — Caroline B. Cooney Brain Copy Share Image
“You mean I can’t chain him to the bumper of my truck and drag him through the city?” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
