“I always think about the books I'm doing in pretty much the same way. I'm simply trying to write that particular novel as well as that particular novel can be written. I want to listen to what it is telling me, trying to figure out what it wants to do as much as what I want to do with it. There's a negotiation that's constant and ongoing between me and the material I'm working with, because I'm trying to listen to it.” ThinkingWritingTryingBookNovelNegotiation Author:Peter Straub
“Intellectual labor is a common technique for the avoidance of thinking.” ThinkingCommonIntellectualLaborTechniqueAvoidanceIntellectualism Book:If You See Me Now Source: If You See Me Now
“Because dead people are just like you and me, they still want things. They look at us all the time, and they miss being alive. We have taste and color and smell and feelings, and they don’t have any of those things. They stare at us, they don’t miss anything. They really see what’s going on, and we hardly ever really see that. We’re too busy thinking about things and getting everything wrong, so we miss ninety percent of what’s happening.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksStillsFeelingsAliveMissingColorLike YouTasteHappeningsPercentBusySmellStaringNinetyToo BusyDead People Author:Peter Straub
“However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience.” ThinkingLevelsExperienceGratefulBe Grateful Author:Peter Straub
