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"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."

"Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened."

"When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job."

"What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job."

"I've actually been turned down for jobs because I was in Playboy."

"A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job."
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"I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either."

"I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read."

"If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just a list of ideas."

"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."

"What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him."
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