Books Quote by David Morrell Download Open image “As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.” — David Morrell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Long Our world Relevant Teach Thrillers World
Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller'… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality. — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
The danger of writing a so-called thriller is that in your last 100 pages, all of these really interesting characters you've created are just… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
“Thrillers, like all genre fiction, remain for the most part “beneath.” There is a feeling in literature, more than any other art form, that… — Will Lavender Copy Share Image
This is not an international thriller so much as a fiercely literate attempt to subvert the thriller genre itself. — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A thriller needs to hold the interest of the reader from the very beginning. It needs to engage with them, hold them in rapt… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My son died from cancer. My granddaughter died from cancer. I have a lot of reasons to think that reality is not a friendly… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“Just because somebody smiles when he hands me a bag of shit, that doesn't mean I have to take it. I don't give a… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
If you chase the market, it's not going to come to you. You have to have faith in yourself. I think one of the… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“the anxiety of the unpredictable came only when you dealt with amateurs” — David Morrell Copy Share Image
One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's. — David Morrell Copy Share Image
A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth. — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller'… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.' — David Morrell Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
