“...I don't have concrete plans for the future. I just think of success and keep a successful attitude. Success is 99 percent preparation. If you set yourself up for winning, rarely will you fail.” IfsThinkingSuccessWinningAttitudeSuccessfulPlansFailingPercentPreparationConcrete Author:Peter James
“There are an awful lot of readers who won't pick up a book if they think it's got anything horrific in it, or paranormal or whatever.” IfsThinkingBookReaderPicksAwfulParanormalHorrific Author:Peter James
“I think that Brighton, for a crime writer, is almost like a character.” ThinkingCharacterCrimeBrighton Author:Peter James
“If you and I took a walk down a shopping street in Jo'burg or Cape Town or London, we see two guys looking in a shop window, we think, "Oh, they're wondering what they're going to buy." A cop looks at them and thinks, "Why are they standing there? Are they doing a drug deal? Are they going to mug someone? Are they going to rob the shop?"” IfsThinkingLooksTwoGuyWalksDealsWonderStreetsDrugStandingWindowTownsLondonShopsShoppingCopStanding ThereCapesMugTwo GuysCape TownShop Windows Author:Peter James
“We're full of electricity, and the walls and floor of a building contain carbon - the same makeup as a video tape - and I think we give off a huge amount of energy. Some people are able to see that and pick that up. I think almost every person I've met in my life has had some sort of experience that they can't explain, and those fascinate me.” PeopleThinkingGivingPersonsAbleEnergyBuildingHugeWallAmountMetsPicksVideoMakeupTapeElectricityCarbon Author:Peter James
“I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They're not highly paid.” ThinkingTogetherMajorsPaidPoliceGlueCivilisedLife Together Author:Peter James
“A news junkie, I read, daily, the 'Times/Sunday Times,' the 'Guardian/Observer,' 'Mail,' and the 'Argus' - both to keep up with crime in Brighton, where I set my novels, and because I think it is vital to support local papers - they provide a unique accountability for councils, emergency services and so much else, and are dangerously undervalued.” ThinkingSupportNovelCrimePaperNewsUniqueLocalsSundayAccountabilityMailPapersObserversEmergenciesCouncilGuardianJunkieUndervaluedBrightonEmergency Services Author:Peter James
