He was intrigued by the power of words, not the literary words that filled the books in the library but the sharp, staccato words that went into the writing of news stories. Words that went for the jugular. Active verbs that danced and raced on the page.
Robert CormierAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 17, 1925
- Died: November 2, 2000
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