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Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd like him to do to further your plot are things that such a person wouldn't, or couldn't, do.

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Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.

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The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who make a novel into a thriller. They're active, and most of the common virtues, the signs of a good person, are not.

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There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working.

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What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.

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When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

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Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

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You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film.

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Musician

Born: April 28th, 1963

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