But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
There is no place so benighted and godforsaken that some moron won't go there on vacation. People could be living in an open sewer and swallowing dir… - Thomas Perry
There is no place so benighted and godforsaken that some moron won't go there on vacation. People could be living in an open sewer and swallowing dir…
- Thomas Perry
Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck. - Thomas Perry
Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.
Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities. - Thomas Perry
Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.
If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just… - Thomas Perry
If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a description of some sight, or even just…
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. - Thomas Perry
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them. - Thomas Perry
I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.
I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read. - Thomas Perry
I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read.
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it. - Thomas Perry
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.
I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice. - Thomas Perry
I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.
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