Let's agree then . . . if you're about to come to a conclusion, you'll head off in another direction. You might… — Avi Copy Share Image
It all depends on you. If you want it to be different,it will be different. Don't look at the world with your… — Avi Copy Share Image
Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you. — Avi Copy Share Image
The cure for unhappiness...It's this: What a person needs is always more than they say. — Avi Copy Share Image
Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14… — Avi Book Copy Share Image
My mind has become somewhat like a book. What I mean by that is that when I look at the world, I… — Avi Copy Share Image
In the shadowy light that twisted and distorted its features I was struck by the notion that this figure looked more like… — Avi Copy Share Image
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I kept asking myself if I felt different, if I was different. The answer was always yes. I was no longer nothing…… — Avi Copy Share Image
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I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its… — Avi Affection Copy Share Image
To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to… — Avi Copy Share Image
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Everybody has ideas. The vital question is, what do you do with them? My rock musician sons shape their ideas into music.… — Avi Brother Copy Share Image
Writers don't write writing, they write reading. When I was a kid, I read four or five books a week. And that… — Avi Copy Share Image
A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something. — Avi Inspiration Copy Share Image
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It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story. — Avi Copy Share Image
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I was born in New York City, along with a twin sister. I am five minutes older than Emily. It was Emily,… — Avi Copy Share Image
I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...trust you.' Why?' You'll never hurt me.'… — Avi Copy Share Image
