Courage Quote by Thomas Perry

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and…

— Thomas Perry

“I love you' is what people say when they have run out of words and can't say anything else. It is like reaching out…

— Thomas Perry

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing…

— Thomas Perry

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

— Thomas Perry

“he said. But he also”

— Thomas Perry

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd like him…

— Thomas Perry

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.

— Thomas Perry

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

— Thomas Perry

There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can…

— Thomas Perry

But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a…

— Thomas Perry

Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far.

— Thomas Perry

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

— Thomas Perry