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Marcus Sakey is an American author known for his suspense novels. His works often feature complex characters and intense storylines, which have gained him a wide readership.

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Famous Marcus Sakey Quotes

“That was the lure of wealth, he'd discovered: a throaty whisper in your ear that you were special, that it was all - this wine, this woman, this world - for you. That it in some way existed only so that you might partake of it.”

Wealth Power Seduction

Book:Brilliance

Source: Brilliance

“Life is a raindrop”

Life Raindrop

Book:The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

Source: The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

“It's like tossing a dart," he'd said. "There's nothing amazing about it. You throw and it sticks somewhere. But if you try and backtrack every factor that led there, the force of the throw and the angle and the air resistance, all of it had to be perfect, just exactly right, for it to end up where it did.”

Life Philosophy Chances Possibilities In Life Dart

Author:Marcus Sakey

“The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter than they are.”

People Ifs World Would Be Beer Candidates Voting Smarter Better Place

Author:Marcus Sakey

“I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made in the first impact the last.”

Want Writing Firsts Made Book Stories Wanted Lasts Three Decision Impact Series Epic Decisions Made

Author:Marcus Sakey

“No matter how long you spend at creation, you're always a student.”

Long Matter Creation Students

Author:Marcus Sakey

“Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest of us got?”

Ifs Facts Hell Kings Crafts

Author:Marcus Sakey

“Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively.”

Firsts Three Novel Four Built Structure Helpful

Author:Marcus Sakey

“Once I came to really understand the mechanics of three-act structure, my life got a great deal easier. It doesn't tell you how to write your book, but it helps you understand why things aren't working, or what kind of beat needs to come next.”

Needs Writing Kind Book Helping Three Next Deals Easier Beats Structure Mechanic

Author:Marcus Sakey

“Hollywood is a deeply odd place. There are so many factors that have to go perfectly, so many schedules and visions that have to snap together for a film even to be made, much less be good.”

Made Together Film Vision Hollywood Be Good Factors Odd Schedules Snaps

Author:Marcus Sakey

“I'm always geeking out about something.”

Author:Marcus Sakey

“Trying to analyze a situation without enough data was like looking at a photograph of a ball in flight and trying to gauge its direction. Is it going up, down, sideways? Is it about to collide with a baseball bat? Is it moving at all, or is something on the blind side holding it in place? A single frame didn't mean a thing. Patterns were based on data. With enough datapoints, you could predict just about anything.”

Trying Mean Enough Moving Sides Situation Baseball Balls Blind Photograph Patterns Flight Data Bats Sideways Gauges Collide Blind Side

Author:Marcus Sakey

“He had been someone before. That person had been the result of a lifetime of choices, good and bad. And like it or not, he was drawing closer to that identity now. Not the freedom of infinite variety, but the tyranny of a decision made, a path walked, a life lived. What if he didn't like the view”

Ifs Persons Made Choices Decision Results Views Path Identity Infinite Lifetime Drawing Tyranny Variety What If Good And Bad Decisions Made

Book:The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

Source: The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes

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Born: 1974
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Quotes: 13

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