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"I would take up any small job on the sets, just so that I could hang around with the hope of getting noticed."

"Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it."

"There is hope in any circumstance. Be strong!"
Explore more quotes by Thomas Perry

"It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like having a secure job."

"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."

"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."

"Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience."

"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."

"There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working."
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