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David Morrell quotes: " ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.

" ... What if?" Through the alchemy of those two words, something new comes into the world.

David Morrell quotes: When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'

When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'

David Morrell quotes: When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.'

When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.'

David Morrell quotes: The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

David Morrell quotes: In my novel, 'First Blood,' Rambo died. In the films, he lives.

In my novel, 'First Blood,' Rambo died. In the films, he lives.

David Morrell quotes: Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. ... The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have written.

Your obligation as writers is to distinguish yourself. ... The ultimate result should be a book that you write that no one else could have written.

David Morrell quotes: The trouble with instant gratification is, it takes too long.

The trouble with instant gratification is, it takes too long.

David Morrell quotes: Learn to respect a craftsman's talent, to realize that a task done well seems easy but is terribly difficult.

Learn to respect a craftsman's talent, to realize that a task done well seems easy but is terribly difficult.

David Morrell quotes: Cavanaugh's knife, Ernest Emerson's CQC-7W. The hook at the top opens the blade as the knife is drawn from a pocket.

Cavanaugh's knife, Ernest Emerson's CQC-7W. The hook at the top opens the blade as the knife is drawn from a pocket.

David Morrell quotes: On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it?

On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it?

David Morrell quotes: He was a God who observed without intervening in this hell he created" -Carlisle

He was a God who observed without intervening in this hell he created"
-Carlisle

David Morrell quotes: People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.

People who know various movie versions don't really know the story.

David Morrell quotes: His blank face communicated an emptiness that could never be filled"- Frank Balenger

His blank face communicated an emptiness that could never be filled"
- Frank Balenger

David Morrell quotes: A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.

A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth.

David Morrell quotes: As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

David Morrell quotes: There are no inferior types of fiction, only inferior practitionersof them

There are no inferior types of fiction, only inferior practitioners
of them

David Morrell quotes: La Griffe, "The Claw." Simple and small. The index finger goes through the hole near the blade. Favored by climbers and boaters.

La Griffe, "The Claw." Simple and small. The index finger goes through the hole near the blade. Favored by climbers and boaters.

David Morrell quotes: Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth with an irony that a self-respecting fiction writer would be ashamed to invent.

Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth with an irony that a self-respecting fiction writer would be ashamed to invent.

David Morrell quotes: It's not polite to pass out when you've got company. Conversation,

It's not polite to pass out when you've got company. Conversation,

David Morrell quotes: He strode with the weight of robbed innocence and a stolen childhood, for a life time of pain and anger, of terror and death."- Frank Balenger

He strode with the weight of robbed innocence and a stolen childhood, for a life time of pain and anger, of terror and death."
- Frank Balenger

David Morrell quotes: He showed his love and determination by burning her BMW and strangling her cat, then

He showed his love and determination by burning her BMW and strangling her cat, then

David Morrell quotes: First Blood Rambo knife by Jimmy Lile. It features a saw, a guard with straight and Philips screwdriver heads, holes in the guard for a wrist lanyard,

First Blood Rambo knife by Jimmy Lile. It features a saw, a guard with straight and Philips screwdriver heads, holes in the guard for a wrist lanyard,

David Morrell quotes: One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.

One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's.

David Morrell quotes: To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.

To all librarians everywhere, God bless you.