Sidney Sheldon ,quotes

I always spend time exploring...

I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far.

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Business is a game, played fo...

Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and you're in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.

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In a novel, on the other hand...

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process

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It moves at its own measured ...

It moves at its own measured pace, for it has no reason to hurry. Tomorrow will come in its own good time.

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The foolish think the Eagle w...

The foolish think the Eagle weak, and easy to bring to heel. The Eagle's wings are silken, but its claws are made of steel.

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The thing that made Groucho s...

The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn't realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it.

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I think that's because believ...

I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

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If there is any secret to my ...

If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.

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Try to leave the Earth a bett...

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

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I wanted to make sure that th...

I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history.

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The part of my writing I find...

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.

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What I do is put my character...

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.

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I will not write about anypla...

I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it.

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Stories had always been told ...

Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise.

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The Dalai Lama. He is a very ...

The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.

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Talent is a gift that can be ...

Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that.

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Abraham Lincoln because he wa...

Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

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I worked in Hollywood as a re...

I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.

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Writing novels is the most ex...

Writing novels is the most exciting.

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My heroes are those who risk ...

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

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