"If you had told me twenty years ago that I would write a novel set in Russia, much less two, I simply wouldn't have believed you. I had no familiarity with Russia or its history, but part of what drives me as a reader, and more and more as a writer, is curiosity, the desire to explore unfamiliar terrain and inhabit alternate lives."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Debra Dean

#Writing Quotes #Russia Quotes #Years Quotes

“Gripping. Fascinating. Entrancing. The Vesuvius Isotope is 2013's Top Thriller!”
“People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.”

Source : Jim Butcher (2010). “White Night: The Dresden Files, Book Nine”, p.183, Hachette UK
“Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.”
“I run a lot. I love running. I try to run at least half an hour a day.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Hypocrites get offended by the truth.”
“I'm just happy when people want me to work for them.”
“A thesis has to be presentable... but don't attach too much importance to it. If you do succeed in the sciences, you will do later on better things and then it will be of little moment. If you don't succeed in the sciences, it doesn't matter at all.”
“I overcame myself, the sufferer; I carried my own ashes to the mountains; I invented a brighter flame for myself.”

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