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> [It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like having a secure job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/it-was-a-lot-of-fun-and-writing-a-series-is-comfortable-it-s-almost/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

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## More by Thomas Perry

> [You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/you-have-very-accurately-described-the-difficulty-of-presenting-my/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [“I love you' is what people say when they have run out of words and can't say anything else. It is like reaching out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/i-love-you-is-what-people-say-when-they-have-run-out-of-words-and-can/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/it-s-important-i-think-for-a-writer-of-fiction-to-maintain-an/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/yes-in-my-books-i-do-edit-myself-to-keep-from-becoming-the-village/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [“The women sang the Ohgiwe and danced together as the grandmothers had, for the brave, and the unselfish, for the protectors.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/the-women-sang-the-ohgiwe-and-danced-together-as-the-grandmothers-had/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [“he said. But he also”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/he-said-but-he-also/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/once-you-have-invented-a-character-with-three-dimensions-and-a-voice/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/all-writers-are-mimics-and-i-m-not-interested-in-picking-up-somebody/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/i-had-been-writing-fiction-since-i-was-in-eighth-grade-because-i/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/there-are-days-when-i-intentionally-don-t-write-for-instance-i-never/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/but-at-the-same-time-the-commonplace-statement-about-them-is-true/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/tod-goldberg-has-long-been-one-of-the-most-interesting-writers-around/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/when-i-write-a-book-i-m-making-it-the-best-book-i-can/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/i-don-t-have-dry-seasons-because-i-don-t-allow-them/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

> [I do like to explore evil characters in my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-perry/i-do-like-to-explore-evil-characters-in-my-books/)

[Thomas Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-perry/)

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