American - Writer | March 2, 1943 -
On gym days, I don't get to my desk until 4 in the afternoon, and everything except bedtime and the appointment with the liquid narcotic is pushed back a bit.
Peter Straub
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I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear.
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There were a lot of adventure books for boys, historical novels by Kenneth Roberts, and whatever mystery novels the alarmed librarian imagined might not corrupt an eager but innocent youth.
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I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.
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As soon as I started writing Julia, by which I mean while writing its first sentence, I felt a sudden, reassuring charge of excitement. I knew it was going to work.
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I believe I encountered death, which was a bit too much for a seven-year-old.
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These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off.
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Nobody is surprised that women writers accurately represent male characters over and over again, no doubt because everybody knows that women understand men much better than vice-versa.
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I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.
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If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.
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Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.
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