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" I don't know what idea is going to hit me when. "
Frank Peretti
Going
Know
Me
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" 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. "
Frank Peretti
People
Minds
Mind
" I'm just a slow writer. I'm picky and careful and fastidious. "
Frank Peretti
Writer
Just
Careful
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
Reason
Always
Book
" Just like all my novels, 'Illusion' is a good way to observe where Frank Peretti was in his life when he wrote it. "
Frank Peretti
Life
Illusion
Good
" I like doing thrillers. "
Frank Peretti
Thrillers
Doing
Like
" I try to write cinematically. Let me define what I mean by that. First of all, I try to write in a visual way so that the reader can watch a movie in their head. And it keeps moving. I try to structure the stories like a screenplay may be structured. "
Frank Peretti
Watch
Head
Me
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
Book
Adventure
Darkness
" I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel. "
Frank Peretti
Still
Feel
Little
" Kids are not going to sit and read a slow-paced book. Neither are adults. "
Frank Peretti
Kids
Neither
Sit
" 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
Kind
Talk
Look
" 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? "
Frank Peretti
Life
Truth
Science
" '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. "
Frank Peretti
Love
Picture
Story
" There are writers, and there are readers who want something more. They want to get at the grist of life. "
Frank Peretti
More
Get
Life
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
Doing
Strength
Story
" I just feel the need as a writer to try something kind of deep and fulfilling. "
Frank Peretti
Need
Try
Kind
" I'm a very methodical writer. Before computers, I used reams of paper and stacks of index cards. "
Frank Peretti
Cards
Used
Before
" If you're going to read a Peretti book, you're going to get a message. But the book is a pretty good read. "
Frank Peretti
Message
You
Good
" When I was a kid, I really got into monsters. "
Frank Peretti
Got
Really
Monsters
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
Accountability
Moral
Evolution
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
Writing
Started
Darkness
" I don't like to write boring books. "
Frank Peretti
Write
Like
Boring
" It's man's nature to abuse knowledge and power, be it in the realm of science, government, or Wall Street. Take God out of the picture, and you have real trouble. "
Frank Peretti
Science
Power
Nature
" My main goal is still for the books to minister in some way, to teach a spiritual truth, to enlighten people. "
Frank Peretti
Teach
Truth
Goal
" The people that usually have the most trouble with my books are the ones that pick them apart from a theological point of view. "
Frank Peretti
Point Of View
Trouble
View
" First of all, I was a good Christian kid. My mom and dad taught me never to fight. So I never fought. The other kids picked that up right away. They said, 'Oh, he's not going to try to do anything.' They'd push me, shove me, hit me. I'd just stand there and take it. "
Frank Peretti
Fight
Stand
Mom
" 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. "
Frank Peretti
You
Safety
Nothing
" I don't watch television. "
Frank Peretti
Television
Watch
" Evolution is the key to avoiding the whole issue of God. When you challenge evolution, you're basically challenging someone on a spiritual level. "
Frank Peretti
God
You
Spiritual
" The Gospel can stand up to scrutiny. "
Frank Peretti
Stand Up
Gospel
Stand
" 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.' "
Frank Peretti
Good
You
Book