You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the… — Thomas Perry Book Copy Share Image
“I love you' is what people say when they have run out of words and can't say anything else. It is like… — Thomas Perry Love Copy Share Image
It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as… — Thomas Perry Awareness Copy Share Image
Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer. — Thomas Perry Becoming Copy Share Image
“The women sang the Ohgiwe and danced together as the grandmothers had, for the brave, and the unselfish, for the protectors.” — Thomas Perry Courage Copy Share Image
Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd… — Thomas Perry Character Copy Share Image
All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice. — Thomas Perry Not interested Copy Share Image
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it. — Thomas Perry Eighth grade Copy Share Image
There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where… — Thomas Perry Funny travel Copy Share Image
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each… — Thomas Perry Action Copy Share Image
Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far. — Thomas Perry Book Copy Share Image
I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read. — Thomas Perry Book Copy Share Image
Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. — Thomas Perry Books Copy Share Image
I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still… — Thomas Perry Awareness Copy Share Image
If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the… — Thomas Perry Firsts Copy Share Image
I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing. — Thomas Perry Jobs Copy Share Image
Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities. — Thomas Perry Ability Copy Share Image
If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something - a character sketch, a monologue, a… — Thomas Perry Character Copy Share Image
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. — Thomas Perry Bedtime Copy Share Image
What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him… — Thomas Perry Character Copy Share Image
