"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."

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Source : Interview with Ann Bruns, www.bookreporter.com. January 17, 2003.

Thomas Perry

#Important Quotes #Stories Quotes #Awareness Quotes

“In science men have learned consciously to subordinate themselves to a common purpose without losing the individuality of their achievements. Each one knows that his work depends on that of his predecessors and colleagues, and that it can only reach its fruition through the work of his successors. In science men collaborate not because they are forced to by superior authority or because they blindly follow some chosen leader, but because they realize that only in this willing collaboration can each man find his goal.”

Source : "The Social Function of Science". Book by John Desmond Bernal, 1939.
“I am so honored to be named as one of Time's 100 most influential people.”
“And few hookups, if any, ever take place sober. And while wearing "beer goggles" may make people appear more attractive, it doesn't exactly make for sexual ecstasy! There's always been a difference between pleasure and scoring.”

Source : "How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood". TODAYshow.com Q&A, www.today.com. August 26, 2008.
“Let your intentions create your methods and not the other way around.”
“I believe the leader's ultimate job is to spread hope.”
“Golfers should not fail to realize that it is a game of great traditions, of high ideals of sportsmanship, one in which a strict adherence to the rules is essential.”
“Money has never been important to me. I come from garbage. I'm a sewer rat who made it here. I have no interest in money and never have.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.”

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