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Stephen Hunter Biography

Novelist

Stephen Hunter is an American novelist known for his deep understanding of firearms and military history. His works often blend history with suspense and adventure, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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Book:Black Light

Source: Black Light

“We need a guy--a good, brave guy, a guy with no nerves, and balls the size of Cadillac hubcaps, a tough, smart, shrewd guy, a James Bond guy, but Russian--to get into the basement and stop this Klimov.”

Bravery Toughness Smartness Shrewdness James Bond Nerveless

Book:The Day Before Midnight

Source: The Day Before Midnight

“He had an erection like an SS-24. He was set to blast off.”

Missiles Arousal Erections Blastoff

Book:The Day Before Midnight

Source: The Day Before Midnight

“The question is, where would he get a bomb? I mean, if he doesn't have a Russian missile silo or a missile sub at his command, where does he get a bomb? Does he buy it at Eddie Bauer's?”

Command Bombs Missiles Missile Silos Eddie Bauers Missile Subs

Book:The Day Before Midnight

Source: The Day Before Midnight

“Richard, you got to be a man today.”

Courage Quotes Manly Man

Book:Dirty White Boys

Source: Dirty White Boys

“Three men at McAlester State Penitentiary had larger penises than Lamar Pye, but all were black and therefore, by Lamar's own figuring, hardly human at all.”

Men Humans States Three Black

Author:Stephen Hunter

“Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment.”

Has Beens Father Monsters Significant Accomplishment Productive Productive Life

Author:Stephen Hunter

“In 'Beowulf,' director Robert Zemeckis uses a technique called 'motion capture' to conjure fantastical things, angles into action and sweeping vistas to stun your eyes and take your breath away. But what he hasn't mastered and what the technique can't do is this: emotion capture.”

Use Eye Action Emotion Directors Breaths Technique Capture Angle Sweeping Vistas

Author:Stephen Hunter

“'New' movies are almost always hipper, faster, they mix genres aggressively, they smother their genre origins in new form, there are fewer of them, and they tend to cost a lot more money because you usually make more money on the megahit than you do on the steady progression of break-eveners. Except for the horror movie.”

Form Break Horror Cost Faster Genre Steady Fewer More Money Progression

Author:Stephen Hunter

About the Author

Born: March 25, 1946
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 9

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