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" I became very timid, very retreating. I wouldn't talk to anybody. I didn't look you in the eye. I just had that kind of personality as a kid that basically puts a target on you. "

Frank Peretti

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" I don't watch television. "

Frank Peretti

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" A good book or movie or screenplay should be emotionally satisfying. When they're done, you want people to breathe a deep sigh and say, 'Wow.' "

" The logical outcome of evolution is that it makes monsters. We turn into monsters because evolution takes away everything that makes us human in the sense of our moral accountability, our moral absolutes, and our idea of being distinct from the animal kingdom. "

" There's a reason evolution is a hot-button issue. It's not just a matter of science, either. It's a matter of the big questions in life - why are we here, what is truth, where is our moral basis? "

" I'm a very methodical writer. Before computers, I used reams of paper and stacks of index cards. "

" My earlier books, 'The Oath,' 'This Present Darkness' were pretty straight adventure. 'The Visitation' is like a deeper book, more thought-provoking. It probes at character more. "

" I'm just a slow writer. I'm picky and careful and fastidious. "

" There's nothing sacred about the book you've written. The Bible says there's safety in a multitude of counselors. The movie is the movie, and the book is the book. They're different critters, and each must stand on their own merits. "

" I like doing thrillers. "

Frank Peretti

Thrillers

Doing

" When people get their mind made up about something, then it's: 'Don't bother me with facts.' They've got their minds made up and dismiss you out of hand. Some people don't even give you a fair hearing. "

" Moviemaking is just really neat, and I really like doing that. I'd like to get into it more, but in terms of my role in all of this and in terms of the gift that God has given me, I had to come to the conclusion that my strength is as a storyteller, creating the story. "

" I always want to be on the cutting edge. "

" I don't like to write boring books. "

Frank Peretti

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" When I was a kid, I really got into monsters. "

" The people that usually have the most trouble with my books are the ones that pick them apart from a theological point of view. "

" I'd like to write a series that, in an adventurous and fun way, teaches kids a way to discern between good and evil, to establish a foundation on moral absolutes. "

" The Gospel can stand up to scrutiny. "

" There are writers, and there are readers who want something more. They want to get at the grist of life. "

Frank Peretti

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" My main goal is still for the books to minister in some way, to teach a spiritual truth, to enlighten people. "

" 'Illusion' is a story of God's love and our hunger to find him when we're separated from him. If I can paint a picture of two people still in love after 40 years, that's a pretty good message. "

" I'm given a lot of credit with opening the doors for Christian fiction. It was kind of a difficult field when I got into it... But I don't feel like a king. "

" If you're going to read a Peretti book, you're going to get a message. But the book is a pretty good read. "

" Just like all my novels, 'Illusion' is a good way to observe where Frank Peretti was in his life when he wrote it. "

" I don't know what idea is going to hit me when. "

Frank Peretti

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" Generally, my notes and outlines comprise more words than my novels. I suppose that's one reason I'm a comparatively slow writer, something that has always bothered me given the fact that other authors can turn out a book every six months while I usually take about two years. "

" When I first started out writing the 'Darkness' books, there was, at least in my mind, a certain sort of rulebook we had to follow. "

" I just feel the need as a writer to try something kind of deep and fulfilling. "

" We have a God who loves us. We are in the palm of his hand. He doesn't leave us, and He doesn't forsake us. "

" I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel. "

" The Lord God carries us throughout our lives just as a father carries his child. The Lord carried me, and He still is. He made you. He knows what you're good at. He knows what you can do and what you can become. Trust Him. Love Him. He'll always love you back. "