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" I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer. "

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" A calm environment is for after I finish work. "

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" The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling. "

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" L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever. "

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" For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader. "

" It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense. "

" We would all love to walk up to someone and shoot them in the head, there's no doubt about that. We're too civilised to admit it, but we're happy to read about it. "

" I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. "

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" Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset. "

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" I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets. "

" For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy just to think of shedding everything literally, walking away with nothing at all, and just hitting the road. "