Quotes by Catherine Cookson

About Catherine Cookson:

Dame Catherine Cookson was an English author. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Tyneside, North East England, the setting for her novels.
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The Girl was gone, buried in the past. She never wanted to hear that name again. She was a woman for better for worse. Whatever the future might bring she could face it as a woman, Ned Ridley's woman.

Catherine Cookson

Oh God, I'm sorry I bring trouble on people. I don't mean to, you know that, you know that. And don't punish me by taking Ned. Keep him safe that's all I ask. That's all I'll ever ask again, just keep him safe.

Catherine Cookson

You make your son out to be to be almost an idiot; well let me tell you something, Mrs Loan, if he were a complete idiot, drooling at the mouth, he'd still be a better person then you.

Catherine Cookson

From the hills in the early dawn, Small, thin, mist-wreathed, she came upon him; Hair sodden to the brow, Eyes like agates, Lips apart, tongue flicking at words frozen in her head. Gliding to his feet, She caught his hand and said 'come help me, mist...

Catherine Cookson

Author Bio

  • NameCatherine Cookson
  • DescriptionBritish writer
  • AliasesCatherine Marchant; Katie McMullen
  • BornJune 27, 1906
  • DiedJune 11, 1998
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWoman Of Letters; Novelist
  • AwardsDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire