--- title: "1 War Fear Quotes By David Morrell" description: "1 War Fear quotes by David Morrell. Plus more from David Morrell and more War Fear sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/david-morrell-15198_advancement_i-suppose-none-of-what-i-m-saying-matter_2680870.jpg" --- > [“I suppose none of what I'm saying matters. In a few years a search like this won't even be necessary. We have instruments now that can be mounted on the underside of an airplane. To find a man all you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/i-suppose-none-of-what-i-m-saying-matters-in-a-few-years-a-search/) [David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/david-morrell-15198_advancement_i-suppose-none-of-what-i-m-saying-matter_2680870.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war-fear/david-morrell/#itemlist", "name": "1 War Fear Quotes By David Morrell", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I suppose none of what I'm saying matters. In a few years a search like this won't even be necessary. 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