All Jeffery Deaver Quotes
- In other words, the people who populate my books are more than caricatures. Book
- When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes… Book
- Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the… Best
- My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can… Best
- So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot. Character
- It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals… Alley
- Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely… All
- In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict. Conflict
- Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself. Human
- Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them. Book
- The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part. Book
- She believed not in divine salvation but in the proposition that we poor mortals are fully capable of saving ourselves, if conditions and inclinations are… Believed
- In the shaded portions where the two spheres of different lives meet, certain fundamentals- moods, loves, fears, angers- can't be hidden. That's the contract. Angers
- She was reflecting back on a truth she had learned over the years: that people heard what they wanted to hear, saw what they wanted,… Believed
- We have years to converse with someone, to blurt and rant, to explain our desires and anger and regrets - and oh how we squander… Anger
- And life changes. Maybe just a little, maybe a lot. And at some point, it just isn't worth the fight to fix it. Changes
- Sometimes you can't be what you ought to be, you can't have what you ought to have. Funny
- That's the past for you. Not only does it come back at the most unexpected, and inconvenient, times but it's set in stone. Come Back
- I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block. When I find myself frozen-whether I'm working on a… Block
- To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller… Answer
- The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world. Approach
- Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence. Aftermath
- The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law. Answer
- I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge. Challenge
- I've always written, all my life, and when I was very young I developed an interest in poetry. All