I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They're not highly paid. — Peter James Civilised Copy Share Image
“Most of us have one BIG IDEA at some point in our lives. That Eureka! moment. It comes to us all in… — Peter James Big idea Copy Share Image
Every novel starts with a theme, and I am constantly looking for big ideas. — Peter James Big idea Copy Share Image
“Perspective. Everything was about perspective. One man's darkness was another man's daylight. How come so many people did not realize that?” — Peter James Another man Copy Share Image
“The history of the human race doesn’t make happy reading, does it? I’ve seen a lot of sadness during my time, but… — Peter James Bad thing Copy Share Image
Police do get obsessed with solving crimes. You know, particularly if there's been a murder, it becomes personal for the police officer… — Peter James Crime Copy Share Image
If you talk to any cop, however hardened, and say, "Has anything that's ever bothered you", they'll tell you about the death… — Peter James Bothered Copy Share Image
What Brighton's got is a major sea port on either side, good for importing drugs, great for exporting cash, stolen cars, stolen… — Peter James Airports Copy Share Image
Brighton is a beautiful seaside city, but it's got a dark underbelly. — Peter James Beautiful Copy Share Image
“We don't rise to the level of our abilities, we fall to the level of our excuses” — Peter James Inspirational attitude Copy Share Image
If you go into a bar or restaurant with a cop, the first thing he does is he'll stand in the entrance,… — Peter James Bars Copy Share Image
There are an awful lot of readers who won't pick up a book if they think it's got anything horrific in it,… — Peter James Awful Copy Share Image
The biggest qualification to be a good police officer is to have a high degree of emotional intelligence. — Peter James Degrees Copy Share Image
Women are afraid of walking at night, that someone pulls them into an alley and rapes them. That almost never happens. I… — Peter James Alleys Copy Share Image
I think that Brighton, for a crime writer, is almost like a character. — Peter James Brighton Copy Share Image
There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day… — Peter James Arguing Copy Share Image
“glittery illusion where, like the facelifts of fading stars, nothing was permanent.” — Peter James Astronomy Copy Share Image
There's a difference between what I call a dumb ghost and a smart ghost. The smart ghost is Hamlet's father - you… — Peter James Differences Copy Share Image
Stalin was experimenting with telepathy in the 1930's. Winston Churchill had a paranormal office, trying to get people to travel out of… — Peter James 1930s Copy Share Image
Every profession has its own culture, but the police look at the world differently to everybody else. I call it a 'healthy… — Peter James Culture Copy Share Image
The crime genre's always been regarded very well by the literary end of the book world, whereas horror, although it had that… — Peter James Book Copy Share Image
Life's not some slot machine in an arcade with a sign that flashes up saying 'I'm sorry, you have been killed. Would… — Peter James Arcades Copy Share Image
There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to… — Peter James Achieve Copy Share Image
I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only… — Peter James Book Copy Share Image
