163 Quotes by Jeffery Deaver

Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself.

People want to avoid the past. I suppose that's natural. When we tally up all we've said and done over the years, despite the wonderful memories, the regrets may be fewer but stand out more prominently, glowing coals that we can never quite extinguish, try though we might

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.

For me a thriller is a very carefully structured story.

I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading that'. What you have to do is write what you enjoy reading.

Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.

If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say

Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.

I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper.