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"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."

"Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are."

"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."
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"I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important."

"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."

"Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence."

"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."

"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."

"Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories."
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