Any Quote by Chris Pavone Download Open image “Any setting can be a good setting for a novel.” — Chris Pavone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Any Books Good Novel Setting
Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments. — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I think a setting is hugely important. I look at setting as a character with its own look, sound, history, quirks, goofy temperaments and… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but… — John Green Copy Share Image
With most of my books, I'll actually go out and look at the setting. If you describe things carefully, it kind of makes the… — John Sandford Copy Share Image
Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are… — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care. — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
I'm never interested in writing a kind of neutral, universal novel that could be set anywhere. To me, the novel is a local thing. — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing.… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
About writing I learned that always, always, always it's necessary to haunt your settings. I'm a big researcher. All my fiction is based on… — Lucy Jane Bledsoe Copy Share Image
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in writing a… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
“They were ticking off items on a to-do list that was magnet-attached to the fridge. There were nineteen items on the list. They'd crossed… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She didn’t want to give the murder-pornography frame by frame. Didn’t want to recite her route across Manhattan, the length of the knife blade… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It was impossible to understand how brief it is. It seemed like youth would last so long; it would last forever. But it's just… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into a conference… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It hasn't taken long to find herself thinking that people are watching. And that they always have been, all the time. It was only… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them;… — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
