17 Thomas Perry Quotes for You to Enjoy

Thomas Perry

German Musician

Born: Apr 28, 1963

Books Character Good Time Write You

Related authors: Andre Previn Clara Schumann Flula Borg Hans Zimmer Kim Petras Michael Schenker Nina Hagen

The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not. Thomas Perry

Good You Signs Good Person Active Virtues Characters Thriller Unsavory Most Make Refer Person Common Predatory Useful Who Novel

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have made good e-books available had people been buying e-books in any real numbers. Thomas Perry

Good Great Together People Job Made Think Would Great Job Had Putting Real Been Did Any Available Buying Program Numbers

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. Thomas Perry

Time Character People Hero Own Every Statement About Give Voices True Him His Same Same Time Story Justification Commonplace Them Convincing Fun Actions Each

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long. Thomas Perry

Hope Long Before Too Back Jane Bring

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

Time Try Reading Spend Genre Time Reading Suspense Much

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice. Thomas Perry

Voice Maintain Anything Unique

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them. Thomas Perry

Allow Dry Because Them Seasons

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read. Thomas Perry

People Problem Think Enough Books Mystery Read

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it. Thomas Perry

Writing Had Since Because Been Grade Fiction Eighth Eighth Grade Loved

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 a list of ideas. Thomas Perry

Character Sit Down Project Sight Some Something Write Ideas Begin List Going Just Sketch Description Even Monologue

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. Thomas Perry

You Better First Think Nine Say About Various Instance Volume Tenth Read Than Any Which Series

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck. Thomas Perry

Life Luck Component Huge Much

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. Thomas Perry

Work Hard Work Patience Experience Reading Characters Pretty Delayed Could Chastity Dull Which Hard Novel Gratification Illustrate

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. Thomas Perry

Travel Listening Looking Situation More Write Never Instance Days Learn Because Than Intentionally Where Working Traveling

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. Thomas Perry

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