“I think it's true that at least one of the reasons for the rise in sex crimes is the increase in stimulation — and that includes fashion, pornography, advertising, films, TV, the lot.' 'And who determines women's fashions?' 'Mostly men, I should imagine.' 'That's right. You dress us the way you want us, you create us in the image you desire, and then you have the gall to accuse us of asking for it.” Feminism Book:Gallows View Source: Gallows View
“But he couldn't feel self-pity in the face of the memorial. He hadn't lost nearly enough as these children, who'd lost their homeland and, in many cases,their whole families. Perhaps they had gained something, too, though. They had at least escaped the concentration camps, been taken in by good, caring families, and had grown up to live their lives in relative freedom.” MissingCrimeMurder MysteryDetectiveSuspense ThrillerHuman TraffickingInspector BanksPeter RobinsonStrange Affair Book:Strange Affair Source: Strange Affair
“I keep to a minimum dialect, in-jokes about football (soccer) teams and soap opera characters, so as not to lose North American readers.” CharacterLosesTeamFootballReaderJokesSoccerOperaMinimumSoapDialectSoap OperasSoccer Team Author:Peter Robinson
“The new century will see unimaginable levels of wastefulness and extravagance, but it will also be an age in which the individual human being acquires a true and universally recognised value.” HumansAgeValuesIndividualHuman BeingsLevelsCenturyAcquireUnimaginableExtravaganceWastefulness Author:Peter Robinson
“It's easier to forget the past if nothing ever reminds you of those leathery old scars that can never again feel any loss or pain; the old wounds must be kept open if you are going to remember their cause and regret their occurrence.” IfsFeelsPainPastRememberCausesLossForgetRegretEasierWoundsScarForget The PastOld Wounds Author:Peter Robinson
“The Gospel that worked in the 20th Century may not work in the 21st Century. The reason is because it is truncated. It only speaks of "Sin and Salvation" and not of the COSMIC GOSPEL that transforms all things.” MayReasonSpeakSinCenturyAll ThingsSalvationCosmic21st Century20th Century Author:Peter Robinson
“I'm hoping to know and teach a Gospel that is true to Scripture - and the Gospel that I see in the Bible is COSMIC (big enough to redeem all of Creation) and RELATIONAL (getting at the root of the Fall - the loss of our relational capacities).” KnowsEnoughBigsFallLossTeachCreationCapacityRootsScriptureCosmic Author:Peter Robinson
“I think writers have to be able to enjoy solitude rather than just endure it. I've always enjoyed being left alone with my imagination, ever since I was a kid.” ThinkingKidsAbleLeftEnjoyImaginationSolitudeEndureEnjoyedMy ImaginationLeft Alone Author:Peter Robinson
“I used to write my own versions of famous tales, such as William Tell or Robin Hood, and illustrate them myself, too. When I entered my teens, I got more into horror and science fiction and wrote a lot of short stories. A literary education complicated things and for many years I wrote nothing but poetry. Then I got back to story-telling.” WritingYearsStoriesUsedMy OwnFictionHorrorScience FictionComplicatedTalesVersionsShort StoryTeensHoodRobinsRobin HoodComplicated Things Author:Peter Robinson
“I like newspaper stories that are incomplete, that give me room to imagine the rest. It's no good to me reading about something that's all neatly solved and wrapped up. That's why so many of my stories revolve around human psychology, around why someone commits a certain crime, or series of crimes. I don't profess to know the answers but I like to explore the possibilities.” KnowsGivingHumansStoriesCertainReadingAnswersRoomsPsychologyImagineCrimePossibilityGive MeSeriesNewspapersCommitIncomplete Author:Peter Robinson
“Ethics is the new competitive environment” ResponsibilityEnvironmentEthicsSocial ResponsibilityCorporate Social Responsibility Author:Peter Robinson
“Sometimes during the two-year curriculum, every MBA student ought to hear it clearly stated that numbers, techniques, and analysis are all side matters. What is central to business is the joy of creating.” YearsTwoSometimesMatterJoySidesNumbersBusinessStudentsOughtCreatingTechniqueAnalysisTwo YearsCurriculumMba Author:Peter Robinson
