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> [Writing is akin to method acting. Before the writer can render a fully convincing world, he or she must inhabit that world, and every major character who lives there. I'm not suggesting that one always has to go this far.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-is-akin-to-method-acting-before-the-writer-can-render-a-fully/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

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## More by Richard North Patterson

> [“I have a life. A real one. And not all of it is with you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/i-have-a-life-a-real-one-and-not-all-of-it-is-with-you/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“he knew that men were too complex to be defined by the worst moment in their lives”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/he-knew-that-men-were-too-complex-to-be-defined-by-the-worst-moment/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“his legacy, if there is one, is that I try to do my best to see people whole, for who they are and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/his-legacy-if-there-is-one-is-that-i-try-to-do-my-best-to-see-people/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“whatever you do - his father continued - dream big, take risks, and work harder than whoever else is doing the same thing. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/whatever-you-do-his-father-continued-dream-big-take-risks-and-work/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/before-bin-laden-did-everything-but-advertise-yet-he-had-to-blow-up/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-writer-must-always-leave-room-for-the-characters-to-grow-and/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [ The manuscript you submit \[should not\] contain any flaws that you can identify - it is up to the writer to do the work,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-manuscript-you-submit-should-not-contain-any-flaws-that-you-can/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/aggressiveness-is-good-in-a-combat-leader-combining-that-with/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/morally-repugnant-and-tactically-stupid-are-a-lousy-combination/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the simple truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/write-what-you-care-about-and-understand-writers-should-never-try-to/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“If someone really interests you, you'll learn about them yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/if-someone-really-interests-you-you-ll-learn-about-them-yourself/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/the-only-judgment-that-truly-matters-is-the-final-judgment/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-is-rewriting-a-writer-must-learn-to-deepen-characters-trim/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [Writing seems like the only job where what you think and feel really matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/writing-seems-like-the-only-job-where-what-you-think-and-feel-really/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

> [“who says they're all criminals? -he parried- some might actually be innocent. others may need someone to explain them. there are reasons why we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-north-patterson/who-says-they-re-all-criminals-he-parried-some-might-actually-be/)

[Richard North Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-north-patterson/)

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