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" Kids are not going to sit and read a slow-paced book. Neither are adults. "
Frank Peretti
Kids
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The people that usually have the most trouble with my books are the ones that pick them apart from a theological point of view. "
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" I don't watch television. "
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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. "
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" The Gospel can stand up to scrutiny. "
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" Some folks run from the doubt and go backward. You try for all the spiritual Band-Aids you can find... when actually, what you need to do is press forward, to accept those doubts and work through them. "
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" I don't know what idea is going to hit me when. "
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" If you're going to read a Peretti book, you're going to get a message. But the book is a pretty good read. "
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" Evolution is the key to avoiding the whole issue of God. When you challenge evolution, you're basically challenging someone on a spiritual level. "
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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.' "
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" I don't like to write boring books. "
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" I'm a very methodical writer. Before computers, I used reams of paper and stacks of index cards. "
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" '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. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" When I was a kid, I really got into monsters. "
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" 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. "
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" I always want to be on the cutting edge. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel. "
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" 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. "
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" 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? "
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" When you are writing for the Christian culture, there is a whole gamut of expectations. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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