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> [I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it is self-inflicted and hopefully can be channeled in a healthy way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-think-pressure-can-be-an-incentive-toward-improvement-and-while-i-m/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

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## More by Michael Koryta

> [I would say of characters I've created, the one I've felt the most connected to emotionally was Adam Austin from 'The Prophet.' I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-would-say-of-characters-i-ve-created-the-one-i-ve-felt-the-most/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/you-should-be-writing-for-the-love-of-the-story-and-when-it-comes/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [“...what still blew them all away was time itself, the days and months and the years, oh yes, the years. They went faster than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/what-still-blew-them-all-away-was-time-itself-the-days-and-months-and/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [In 'The Prophet' I really fell in love with those characters, there was an emotional connection there that I don't think I've had in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/in-the-prophet-i-really-fell-in-love-with-those-characters-there-was/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [Stephen King, by far, is the standard-bearer. I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/stephen-king-by-far-is-the-standard-bearer-i-think-anyone-who-writes/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-think-pressure-can-be-an-incentive-toward-improvement-and-while-i-m/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [I finished my first novel - it was around 300 pages long - when I was 16. Wrote one more before I got out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-finished-my-first-novel-it-was-around-300-pages-long-when-i-was-16/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [I've always listened to music while I write, but none of my work has been so directly impacted by a song as my new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-ve-always-listened-to-music-while-i-write-but-none-of-my-work-has/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [For 'So Cold the River,' I'm actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/for-so-cold-the-river-i-m-actually-working-on-adapting-the-book-with/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [Adam Nevill a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/adam-nevill-a-spine-chiller-in-the-classic-tradition-a-writer-who/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/horror-and-supernatural-novels-give-you-a-lot-of-what-you-look-for-in/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> ['Envy the Night' was my first stand alone, the first book I'd written in the third person and I loved the feel of that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/envy-the-night-was-my-first-stand-alone-the-first-book-i-d-written-in/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [I think if you looked at the kind of ebb and flow of supernatural fiction and horror fiction, it does seem to be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-think-if-you-looked-at-the-kind-of-ebb-and-flow-of-supernatural/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [I started writing as soon as I started reading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/i-started-writing-as-soon-as-i-started-reading/)

[Michael Koryta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-koryta/)

> [In terms of characters I wish I had created - just because I haven't dealt with anything like them - I'm really impressed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-koryta/in-terms-of-characters-i-wish-i-had-created-just-because-i-haven-t/)

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