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Lisa Gardner Quotes

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When I got my very first phone call that I'd hit the 'New York Times' list, I had a small rush of 'I've made it!' But the next morning, it occurred to me I didn't know what it was, so I called my agent and asked what being a 'New York Times' bestselling author really meant. He informed me that I was now a thousand pound gorilla.

Morning New York Me Small Phone Call

Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.

Future Great War You Now Say

I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.

Home Character Relationship Day Soup

I don't know much about international policing and I would love to learn more. Especially in this day and age when the Internet is rapidly reducing borders and crime can happen on a larger scale than ever before. These things intrigue me.

Love Age Day Me Internet Learn

Before I became a suspense novelist, I wrote romantic suspense as Alicia Scott.

Romantic Suspense Before Wrote Scott

I'm not the most detailed writer. I have a tendency to be more action-oriented vs. descriptive.

More Writer Most Tendency Detailed

Mental illness is a disease and organic mental illness of young kids is becoming more and more of a disease... we do need to talk about it.

Young Mental Illness Talk More Need

I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there's closure at the end. And I like stories where there's hope. That's a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too.

Hope Strong Think End Empowerment

When you're on book tours, you definitely need chocolate. At all times.

Book Chocolate You Need Definitely

I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be lawyers or crime beat reporters. I didn't even know a cop when I started out. I finally figured out that I could visit prisons - I just had to be willing to make the phone calls.

Lawyers Unique Phone Know Crime Out

What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the 'who' will always matter more than the 'what.' It's fun to come up with plots, but I want to make sure the reader cares about who it's happening to.

Character Fun Me Think Loved Want

We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent.

Love Together Talent Succeed Think

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