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Thomas Perry

"It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering."

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"It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering."

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"Our head is designed to broaden our perspective regarding the world around us."

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"Losing your job is an awesome opportunity to look inside yourself and make new discoveries."

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"This ignorance of what to do with time is the number one reason why people get bored so easily when alone with nothing to do."

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"Has it never struck you that a man who does next to nothing but hears men's real sins is not likely to be wholly unaware of human evil?"

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"A heartful mind can always see better than mindless eyes."

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"I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it."
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"You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film."
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"Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience."
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"I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre."
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"If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't."
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