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> [So with 'Ascent,' one of the things I wanted to do was not make it too remote from the reader, for it to be engaged with the human side and not just to be about the cold metal of planes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/so-with-ascent-one-of-the-things-i-wanted-to-do-was-not-make-it-too/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

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## More by Jed Mercurio

> [When I'm writing, I am just doing what feels right for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/when-i-m-writing-i-am-just-doing-what-feels-right-for-me/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> ['Frankenstein' is a timeless classic. As science advances, it becomes more relevant, not less. Its fantasy moves closer to fact, its horrors closer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/frankenstein-is-a-timeless-classic-as-science-advances-it-becomes/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [I think a lot of police procedurals are very conventional. With the stuff I'm doing, I'm trying to approach the institution of the police…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/i-think-a-lot-of-police-procedurals-are-very-conventional-with-the/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/standards-in-public-life-have-decayed-over-time-incompetence-is-the/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [For something like 'Line of Duty' to work, it has to be both plausible and unexpected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/for-something-like-line-of-duty-to-work-it-has-to-be-both-plausible/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/i-like-to-stay-away-from-writing-about-good-versus-evil-i-think-the/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [In the modern workplace, sexism has adopted a more subtle persona; therefore, people can be accused of sexism where it's far harder to determine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/in-the-modern-workplace-sexism-has-adopted-a-more-subtle-persona/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [If you look at American medical fiction written by doctors, like 'The House of God' by Samuel Shem and 'The Blood of Strangers' by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/if-you-look-at-american-medical-fiction-written-by-doctors-like-the/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [I'm interested in institutions, particularly in the way institutions close ranks. They have hierarchies and their own ethics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/i-m-interested-in-institutions-particularly-in-the-way-institutions/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret; just play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/it-s-important-that-the-actor-doesn-t-feel-like-they-re-working-in-a/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [I'm always thinking about my work, always thinking about where it's taking me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/i-m-always-thinking-about-my-work-always-thinking-about-where-it-s/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [The footballer I've admired most in the last ten years is Zinedine Zidane... one of those rare individuals who had the skill but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/the-footballer-i-ve-admired-most-in-the-last-ten-years-is-zinedine/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> ['Line of Duty' is a social realist drama, so it's set in a world that has the recognisable features of the authentic world we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/line-of-duty-is-a-social-realist-drama-so-it-s-set-in-a-world-that/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [I like to sit at my desk... sometimes I get inspiration when I'm going about my normal day-to-day life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/i-like-to-sit-at-my-desk-sometimes-i-get-inspiration-when-i-m-going/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

> [So with 'Ascent,' one of the things I wanted to do was not make it too remote from the reader, for it to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jed-mercurio/so-with-ascent-one-of-the-things-i-wanted-to-do-was-not-make-it-too/)

[Jed Mercurio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jed-mercurio/)

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