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"So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot."
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"With Fellini, the fear dropped out of my work because it was such a happy experience... hanging out with Fellini, having pasta on the set with Fellini, and going out with Fellini!"
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"I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations."
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"If you can find your perfect job, create one."
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"Salary is the currency that is gotten from mortgaging your life and time."
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"Anytime we can take narcotics off the street it is significant because it takes them out of the hands of children. It certainly is not going to stop the drug problem, we have to work very, very hard."
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"Give a typical employee a million, and, he is most likely to use the money to print his CV on fancier paper."
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"For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work."
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"I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital."
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"The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process."
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"Working overtime is an underpaid man's salvation."
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"I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house."
Pretty
"Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with."
Time
"It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes."
Blood
"I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge."
Poetry
"Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence."
Crime
"In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict."
Relationship
"The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world."
Technology
"I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important."
Challenge
"If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say."
Language
"I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book."
Writing
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