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# Roderick Townley

(1942)   Writer   United States

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Roderick Townley is a writer from the United States, best known for *The Great Good Thing (The Sylvie Cycle #1)*.

## Quick Facts About Roderick Townley

Born June 7, 1942

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works The Great Good Thing (The Sylvie Cycle #1)

## About Roderick Townley

Roderick Townley is an American author of juvenile, young adult, and adult books, including books of poetry, nonfiction, and literary criticism. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and was for many years a poet and fiction writer, and for a time lived in New York City and wrote for TV Guide, The Village Voice and other publications. In 2001, he began the Sylvie Cycle, a metafictional series about the spunky, fictional Princess Sylvie who lives her life in a book.

##  Quotes by Roderick Townley

> [The sun shines. Readers read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roderick-townley/the-sun-shines-readers-read/)

[Roderick Townley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roderick-townley/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [“There is all the difference in the world between treasure and money.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roderick-townley/there-is-all-the-difference-in-the-world-between-treasure-and-money/)

[Roderick Townley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roderick-townley/)

[Money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/money/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/roderick-townley-73027_money_there-is-all-the-difference-in-the-world_2767413.png)

> [Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roderick-townley/sylvie-had-an-amazing-life-but-she-didn-t-get-to-live-it-very-often/)

[Roderick Townley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roderick-townley/)

[Amazing life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing-life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/roderick-townley-73027_amazing-life_sylvie-had-an-amazing-life-but-she-didn_2933902.png)

> [“Once upon a time she had felt trapped inside her story with its familiar characters and predictable plot. Now she felt locked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roderick-townley/once-upon-a-time-she-had-felt-trapped-inside-her-story-with-its/)

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[Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/)

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