Rodman Philbrick I assumed ‘Freak the Mighty’ was probably too weird and melodramatic to find a publisher. I certainly never expected the book to have a profound influence on my career as a writer, but indeed it has. – Rodman Philbrick Assumed Quotes Book Quotes Career Quotes Expected Quotes Freak Quotes Influence Quotes Melodramatic Quotes Mighty Quotes Profound Quotes Publisher Quotes Weird Quotes Writer Quotes You can’t mess around with young readers – you have to cut straight to the heart of the story. The character can be complex, the plot can have some surprises, but the emotions have to be clear. So long as you tell a story that falls within the fairly generous boundaries of the suspense novel, you’re free to make the novel as good as you can. You’re allowed to challenge the reader. You can experiment with voice and style.
Billy Donovan The challenge always is can we sustain a high level of competitiveness? – Billy Donovan
Kenneth Cole When I was younger I would often go to nightclubs and sit in the best-lit corner to look at what people chose to wear, or I’d go out and around the city – to places where people express their sense of what they think looks good. So, I get a sense of that, and then I try to interpret it. – Kenneth Cole
Mithila Palkar Even when I was starting out, I knew there were certain things that I didn’t want to do or wanted to do. – Mithila Palkar
Natasha Lyonne I do have an outsider’s complex of getting made fun of. I was made fun of as a kid, and I don’t have the stomach for it. – Natasha Lyonne
John Irving Sometimes that’s a year, sometimes it’s 18 months, where all I’m doing is taking notes. I’m reconstructing the story from the back to the front so that I know where the front is. – John Irving
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