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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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" At the bottom of a Peretti novel is the biblical view of things, the Christian message. Whether you're a Christian or not, you're still going to have to deal with good versus evil. "

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" I hear a lot of, 'I'm a writer because of you.' It's not a bad feeling, but it sneaks up on you. You don't ask for it. "

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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. "

" The Gospel can stand up to scrutiny. "

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

" Kids are not going to sit and read a slow-paced book. Neither are adults. "

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

Frank Peretti

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Know

" 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. "

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

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

" When you are making a movie, there are a zillion cooks in the kitchen, and you don't always get what you want to do. The story can always go in a different direction than what you would like. You compromise, and there is dealing and bickering. "

Frank Peretti

Direction

You

" 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. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" I don't watch television. "

Frank Peretti

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like doing thrillers. "

Frank Peretti

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

Frank Peretti

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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. "