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"I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth."
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"My friends wanted their names in the list of employees of some company, well I wanted my name in the list of the heroes of the world."
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"You might hate a successful person, but you can not hate a true hero."
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"The position of a hero is not for the comparision, it is a reference point."
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"The hero isn't the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame-deserved or not-and apologize to save a relationship."
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"A hero: a man or woman who is unsatisfied by his condition, and resolves to do something about it."
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"Colon has always thought that heroes had some special kind of clockwork that made them go out and die famously for god, country and apple pie, or whatever particular delicacy their mother made. It had never occurred to him that they might do it because they'd get yelled at if they didn't."
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"Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from the manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. Later at Camp Half-Blood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico believed him. Nico looked into his sea-green eyes and though, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero."
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"You have worked too long in the life, now its time for heroism."
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"Don't dare try to be heroes."
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"People love super heroes. It's true we're impressed by their bravery and fortitude, their supernatural gifts and physical brawn. But the fact is, villains possess these same qualities. So why our admiration for the hero and not the nemesis? Because of virtue. A super hero gives everything to defend what's good and right without seeking praise or reward. Think about it. All the great heroes give without taking, help without grumbling, sacrifice without asking recompense. A super hero's real strength, what we absolutely fall in love with, is his finer virtue."
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"I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house."
Pretty
"Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with."
Time
"It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes."
Blood
"I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge."
Poetry
"Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence."
Crime
"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."
Life
"In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict."
Relationship
"The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law."
Fun
"The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world."
Technology
"You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher."
Music
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