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Philip Kerr Quotes

British - Author | February 22, 1956 -

It's not easy being the world's policeman. No one thanks you for it.

World Easy You Thanks Being

The hardest thing is to write about people. First and foremost, you have to encounter their humanity. That is the only way you can make them live as characters on the page.

Live People Humanity You Page Way

As a writer, you rely on whatever makes you up as a person, whether those things are twisted and nasty or otherwise.

You Person Whatever Up Things Nasty

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

Temptation Lazy More Always Take

I think the context of an hour-long drama gives breathing space that you don't get in a film.

Space Think You Drama Breathing Get

Publishers just want you to write the same book over and over again. But why would I want to do that? It would be like putting on a threadbare dressing-gown day after day.

Day Book You Want Why Write

Religion was quite a thing in our house - we were Baptists. Some Sundays I went to church three times. If there was a talk on missionary work in the afternoon, I could be there all bloody day. But religion took its first big knock after Dad died.

Work Day Religion Church House Talk

I don't really like heroes who always behave heroically. That's not interesting to me.

Me Interesting Always Heroes Behave

I write by hand and then transfer the text onto the computer. I like the process of actually having a pen in my hand. Things flow more easily for me that way.

Me Process Pen Flow Hand Way

I love sitting at my desk and facing a quiet day with a pen in my hand, and putting myself into a story. It's kind of weird, isn't it? I mean, to absent myself from real life and make up stories is strange, but I started doing this when I was ten years old. It was all I wanted to do.

Life Love Myself Day Story Weird

If I weren't a writer, I think I might have thrown myself more enthusiastically into advertising. But, it's difficult to imagine being a diligent copywriter. It would be quite exasperating for me.

Myself Me Advertising Think More

I was a member of Corstorphine Library in Edinburgh, and every Friday night, my parents took me there to borrow books. I also used to spend nearly all my pocket money on books.

Money Parents Me Night Library Used

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