The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started. Norman Cousins
It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. Norman Cousins
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. Norman Cousins
Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party asked me to consider seriously running for president in 2008 and I am doing so. Jerome Corsi
If the Republican Party continues to ignore its conservative base, then the Party is headed to oblivion. Jerome Corsi
There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55. Robert Cormier
I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer. Robert Cormier
Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there. Robert Cormier
My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus. Robert Cormier
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile. Robert Cormier
You seldom get a censorship attempt from a 14-year-old boy. It's the adults who get upset. Robert Cormier
I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are. Robert Cormier
I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence. Robert Cormier