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"So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it."

"I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex."

"Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage."
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"In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation."


"I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult."


"My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era."


"For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals, and sustain this anxiety, or suspense, for about 100,000 words."


"An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit."


"I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back."
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