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Jeffery Deaver

"In other words, the people who populate my books are more than caricatures."

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"Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them."
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"When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type."
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"I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge."
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"Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories."
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"I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper."
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