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What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.

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Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

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I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others.

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I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far.

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I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader.

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I love the freedom that the narrative form provides.

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I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.

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I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

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I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

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I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: February 11th, 1917

Died: January 30th, 2007

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