"For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic of discussion. Often it begins with a character. And often, I have NO idea what sparked the idea. It's just there."

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Source : "Sandra Brown, author of 'Deadline'". Interview with Joyce Lamb, happyeverafter.usatoday.com. October 27, 2013.

Sandra Brown

#Book Quotes #Character Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence agencies, these so-called "assets", the spies on the payroll of the CIA, and drug dealers. Don't let members of Congress and the media get away with this complacency and distortion!”
“The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.”
“Hate, in the long run, is about as nourishing as cyanide.”

Source : Kurt Vonnegut (2013). “If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young”, p.23, RosettaBooks
“A gentleman is one who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat, and who takes his share othe world and lets other people have theirs.”
“I need contrast-the old and the new, the rough and the soft. The clash of it all is very sexy.”
“Fifty per cent of the public doesn't know what 'fifty per cent' means.”
“I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver', and also Tommy Lee Jones in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' a little bit.”

Source : "Sam Rockwell on Outsiders, Mischa Barton and Their Lost Indie Gem Lawn Dogs" by Michael Adams, movieline.com. August 28, 2009.
“We thank thee for this opportunity to show our love for these heroes who have accomplished such wonders for the beloved United States, which was founded by noble and inspired men.”

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