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Linwood Barclay Quotes

Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a situation, a 'what if.'

Linwood Barclay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: canadian

Topics

Character Start Situation Place Head

We are the people our parents warned us about.

Jimmy Buffett

Parents People Us Our About Warned

A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

Joel Osteen

Effort People Someone You Important

The Indians, I was now speaking of, were not content with the common Enemies that lessen and destroy their Country-men, but invented an infallible Stratagem to purge their Tribe, and reduce their Multitude into far less Numbers.

John Lawson

Numbers Now Enemies Content Tribe

The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.

John Lothrop Motley

History The History Of Netherlands

Yes, I'm a great believer in angels.

Anna Lee

Great Angels Yes Believer

Wouldn't it be great if our national news media had standards as high as the National Football League's?

Rush Limbaugh

Great Football Media News High Our

Conflict is good in a negotiation process... it's the clash of two ideas, which then, all being well, produces a third idea.

Luke Roberts

Good Ideas Conflict Process Two

There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.

Mira Sorvino

Me Acting Emotional Fulfillment Give

I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing five songs a week; now, I occasionally write a song. But it's an exciting moment when it happens!

Loudon Wainwright III

Moment Beginning Writing Song Week

I love the rush of being creative. I really think I live for it.

Donnie Wahlberg

Love Live Creative Think Being Rush

I've been to Uganda and to North Korea and to Eritrea, countless horror spots around the world.

Christopher Hitchens

World Horror Been North Korea Around

I'm not really deep enough to have enough to think about for fifteen minutes.

Brian Kilmeade

Deep Think Enough Minutes Really