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But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#actions #character #commonplace #convincing #each

Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#comfortable #expand #learn #way #your

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

— Thomas Perry

#i #interested #not interested #picking #somebody

I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#audience #believes #demand #family #god

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#contrary #film #film industry #forces #his

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#conscious #earn #either #enjoying #i

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#again #enough #figured #good #her

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#because #dry #i #seasons #them

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#enough #i #mystery #people #problem

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

— Thomas Perry

#been #eighth #eighth grade #fiction #grade