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Adam Christopher Quotes

Even as I was writing 'Empire State,' I knew there were more adventures for the main character, private detective Rad Bradley, to have. I also knew that the world was far larger than what I'd presented in book one.

Adam Christopher

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: February 2, 1978

Topics

Character Writing World Book More

Lord, make my way prosperous, not that I achieve high station, but that my life may be an exhibit to the value of knowing God.

Jim Elliot

Life God Value My Life Achieve Way

I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face.

Maxine Peake

Myself Sorry Face Feeling Comfort

I played American Legion ball starting when I was 14. But I didn't catch until I was 17. I was 75-3 as a high school pitcher, but it was like everybody knew that I was supposed to be a catcher. When the scouts would come around, and I was pitching, they'd make me take infield practice so the scouts could watch me throw.

Johnny Bench

School Practice Me High School High

I was a math and science kid in school, but I ended up going the route of writing and music in college.

Stephen J. Dubner

Music Science School College Writing

Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.

Steven Spielberg

Friend Technology Best Walk Busy

We need to pay attention to each other. We are our brother's keepers. We are our sister's keepers.

Trai Byers

Brother Sister Attention Need Pay

As a consumer, you want to associate with brands whose powerful presence creates a halo effect that rubs off on you.

Tom Peters

You Powerful Want Presence Halo Off

I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.

Rita Ora

Love Body Little Oils Mix Trick

I want to be number one.

Masayoshi Son

Want Number

In between that time, I've done book narrating, you know, books on tape for Dove Audio.

Juice Newton

Time Book You Know Done Dove

I would cry after losses when I was a kid and pout. But I played like that.

Jon Beason

Cry Kid Losses Would Like Pout

I like contemporary American literature and I like biographies and I like jazz and I like baseball and I like writers who write about the human condition and sci-fi is just something that I happened into.

Jonathan Frakes

Baseball American Literature Jazz