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> [Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller' way in the background, but that these are real people to whom things are happening. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/anybody-who-sits-down-to-write-and-they-think-thriller-maybe-shouldn/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

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## More by David Morrell

> [My son died from cancer. My granddaughter died from cancer. I have a lot of reasons to think that reality is not a friendly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/my-son-died-from-cancer-my-granddaughter-died-from-cancer-i-have-a/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/before-i-start-a-project-i-always-ask-myself-the-following-question/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [“Just because somebody smiles when he hands me a bag of shit, that doesn't mean I have to take it. I don't give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/just-because-somebody-smiles-when-he-hands-me-a-bag-of-shit-that/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [If you chase the market, it's not going to come to you. You have to have faith in yourself. I think one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/if-you-chase-the-market-it-s-not-going-to-come-to-you-you-have-to/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/i-have-a-graduate-degree-from-penn-state-i-studied-at-penn-state/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [“the anxiety of the unpredictable came only when you dealt with amateurs”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/the-anxiety-of-the-unpredictable-came-only-when-you-dealt-with/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/one-generation-s-idea-of-fast-pace-might-be-different-from-a-later/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/to-all-librarians-everywhere-god-bless-you/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/a-thriller-becomes-great-when-it-carries-a-feeling-of-reality-and/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/anybody-who-sits-down-to-write-and-they-think-thriller-maybe-shouldn/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/my-world-view-is-that-it-can-all-go-to-hell-in-an-instant-and-you/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/when-i-started-first-blood-back-in-1968-i-was-deeply-influenced-by/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [Writers need to be tough. This is not for the weak of will. And we have to realize that, yeah, it's never good enough.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/writers-need-to-be-tough-this-is-not-for-the-weak-of-will-and-we-have/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [A thriller must be thrilling. A mystery may or may not be a thriller depending on how much breathless emotion it has, as opposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/a-thriller-must-be-thrilling-a-mystery-may-or-may-not-be-a-thriller/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

> [The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/the-flaw-of-an-amateur-is-to-assume-what-s-in-our-head-is-what-s-on/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

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