Thomas Perry Quotes

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, Fun, Character

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.
Thomas Perry

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

Unique, Voice, Maintain

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.
Thomas Perry

Else, Somebody, Voice

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
Thomas Perry

Work, Film, Process

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either.
Thomas Perry

Important, Living, Story

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

Hope, Long, Before

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.
Thomas Perry

Evil, Books, Characters

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

Time, Try, Reading

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time.
Thomas Perry

Time, Good, Enough

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

Seasons, Dry, Allow

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

Enough, Problem, Read

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

Writing, Loved, Since

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.
Thomas Perry

Writing, Working, Jobs

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, Job

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, Down, Write

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

Read, Series, Nine

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like having a secure job.
Thomas Perry

Fun, Job, Writing

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.
Thomas Perry

Important, Book, Writing

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

Life, Luck, Huge

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.
Thomas Perry

Character, Person, Him

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

Work, Patience, Experience

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, Person, Common

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, Working, Learn

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.
Thomas Perry

Good, Character, Bad

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Nationality: German

Born: April 28, 1963

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