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Thomas Perry

"I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre."

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"I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre."

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"Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song."

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"Oh, yes. I knew I was weird by the time I was four. I knew I wasn't like other boys. I knew I was more fearful. I didn't like the rough and tumble most boys were into. I knew I was a sissy."

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"It was always me and the other guy. I came in second for a long time."

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"Time management is a big part of the director's job."

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"To convince oneself that one has the right to live decently takes time."

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"For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can."

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"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

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"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."

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"Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children."

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"The passage of time is simply an illusion created by our brains."

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"Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd like him to do to further your plot are things that such a person wouldn't, or couldn't, do."
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"Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry."
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"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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"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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"All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice."
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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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