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Philip Kerr
Philip Kerr
British Author
Born: Feb 22, 1956
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Scotland is the only case in the world where the poor part of a territory wants to separate from the rich part. If independence came, one option is to keep the pound as its currency, so that all economic decisions will continue to be taken by the Bank of England. Philip Kerr
World Will Independence Rich Case Only Economic Pound Part Taken Territory Came Continue Scotland Option Currency Bank Where Wants Decisions Poor Separate England Keep
When I feel I'm repeating myself, I'll probably pack it in. What will undoubtedly happen is I'll write one too many. The important thing is to recognize when you've written too many and stop there. Philip Kerr
Myself You Will Important Too Recognize Write Written Feel Important Thing Repeating Undoubtedly Stop Happen Pack Many Thing
Sport crosses party lines and ethnic lines. It occupies a greater realm, and it's all the more disappointing when sports figures turn out to be like everyone else. Philip Kerr
Sports Party Else Everyone Everyone Else Out Crosses More Disappointing Like Sport Greater Occupies Lines Turn Ethnic Realm Figures
A lot of crime writing suffers from treading water. I feel an obligation to move the character on and not repeat myself. I try to fit him into a different period and a different agenda. That way, you learn slightly more about his personal history in the tradition of the unreliable narrator. It makes it more challenging to write. Philip Kerr
Myself Character History You Obligation Writing Water Try Crime Way Slightly About More Unreliable Write Feel Period Him Learn Makes Narrator Tradition Repeat His Lot Fit Personal Move Different Agenda Challenging Suffers Treading
All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents. Philip Kerr
Racism Hate Parents Nationalism Born Scotland Scottish Grandparents Based
As a writer, you rely on whatever makes you up as a person, whether those things are twisted and nasty or otherwise. Philip Kerr
You Whatever Otherwise Those Rely Writer Makes Nasty Up Person Whether Things Twisted
There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do. Philip Kerr
Presume Temptation More Take Lazy Reader Knows Always Than Get Granted Things
Publishers just want you to write the same book over and over again. But why would I want to do that? It would be like putting on a threadbare dressing-gown day after day. Philip Kerr
Day You Book Would Would-Be Write Putting Over Like Same Just Want After Again Why Publishers
Religion was quite a thing in our house - we were Baptists. Some Sundays I went to church three times. If there was a talk on missionary work in the afternoon, I could be there all bloody day. But religion took its first big knock after Dad died. Philip Kerr
Work Day Religion Church Three First Big Took Our Sundays Some Could Knock Missionary Talk House Were Bloody Times Died Quite After Afternoon Baptist Dad Thing
I was a member of Corstorphine Library in Edinburgh, and every Friday night, my parents took me there to borrow books. I also used to spend nearly all my pocket money on books. Philip Kerr
Me Library Money Parents Every Took Spend Books Member Borrow Pocket Also Edinburgh Friday Friday Night Used Nearly Night
James Bond was an early favourite, although I didn't understand much of it. I read the Bible a lot, too. You might say that this was my favourite, since I seemed to read it so often. Philip Kerr
You Bible Too Say Favourite Seemed Since Read Although Understand Lot Often James James Bond Might Much Bond Early
I prefer to write books for children instead of reading them. But I do strongly believe in childhood and in respecting childhood innocence. I don't like books for children that deal with adult themes. Philip Kerr
Reading Believe Innocence Books Respecting Strongly Write Adult Instead Like Deal Childhood Children Prefer Them Themes
History asks us to imagine ourselves in a period, but it's a very different situation when you're in that period and faced with those situations. Philip Kerr
History You Situation Those Ourselves Faced Period Very Situations Different Ask Us Imagine
I always try to find a story in the margins of history, but I don't like to do too much that's improbable. Philip Kerr
History Try Too Much Too Find Like Always Improbable Story Much Margins
The mark of a writer is to make a story as likely as possible, and I've done my best to deliver authentic atmosphere. Philip Kerr
Best Mark Possible Atmosphere Writer Deliver Likely Make Authentic Done Story
It's not easy being the world's policeman. No one thanks you for it. Philip Kerr
You World Thanks Easy No-One Policeman Being
When I feel I'm repeating myself, I'll probably pack it in. Philip Kerr
Myself Feel Repeating Pack
There's something weird about the Scots. We are a troubled, slightly tortured race - the sense of the respectable outward character and, inside, the turmoil of something darker. Philip Kerr
Character Sense Respectable Slightly Tortured Darker Inside About Something Troubled Outward Weird Race Turmoil

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