English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Robert Cormier Quotes

And he did see--that life was rotten, that there were no heroes, really, and that you couldn't trust anybody, not even yourself.

Robert Cormier

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Julius Irving quote: "As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none."
As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none. Julius Irving
Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out... and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel.... And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for the universal brotherhood of man ... Mark Twain
Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides. Harry S. Truman
Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But in a patriarchal, racist, homophobic, and ableist society, there are social pressures to participate and engage in sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. At some point, you have to decide who you are and what matters morally to you. And once you decide that you regard victimizing vulnerable nonhumans is not morally acceptable, it is easy to go and... Gary L. Francione
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Albert Schweitzer
If I was going to play offense, I'd love to play running back. In high school I played quarterback and wide receiver, but I wouldn't mind running over some folks. Ronnie Lott
Tom Brokaw quote: "It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a..."
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. Tom Brokaw
Kylie Minogue quote: "My gay audience has been with me from the beginning."
My gay audience has been with me from the beginning. Kylie Minogue
I've always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can't shut myself out from His mercy. ... Or it may be a private bargain between me and God, that if I give up this one thing I want so much, however bad I am, He won't quite despair of me in the end. Evelyn Waugh
Actually, I feel music becoming more and more important. It's a big source of inspiration. With what's going on in the world, we feel almost desperate. Music also brings you peace. Cecilia Bartoli
I've always tried to make a home for myself, but I have not felt at home in myself. I've worked hard at being the hero of my own life. But every time I checked the register of displaced persons, I was still on it. I didn't know how to belong. Longing? Yes. Belonging? No. Jeanette Winterson
Albert Wolff quote: "Had he learned to draw, M. Renoir would have made a very..."
Had he learned to draw, M. Renoir would have made a very pleasing canvas out of his 'Boating Party'. Albert Wolff
John Updike quote: "Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with..."
Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings. John Updike
Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore. Brian Boitano
Mario Diaz-Balart quote: "Mitt Romney, you can criticize him for a lot of things, and..."
Mitt Romney, you can criticize him for a lot of things, and that's fair, but he knows how the economy works. Mario Diaz-Balart