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There's always a price for what you want. ↗

— Steve Perry

#price #want #you

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#book #chattering #fiction #i #i think

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#any #bad #character #clearly #good

When younger, I was thin as a rail. As I've grown older, I've put on weight. I have continued to love myself in all those roles. Part of my spirituality, I always tell people, is to accept yourself for who you are. ↗

— Troy Perry

#always #continued #grown #i #i always

If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you. ↗

— Troy Perry

#believed #church #gays #had #i

The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly understanding the Bible in its context. ↗

— Troy Perry

#considerations #context #cultures #different #embraces

We've had drive-by shootings. I've been spat on, slapped, shot at. One guy tried to stab me with a broken beer bottle. But the way we look at it, if people do the worst they can, we'll still wake up in glory. ↗

— Troy Perry

#beer #bottle #broken #glory #guy

Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#forgive #get #god #how #hurt

You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#forced #higher #into #never #people

I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people. ↗

— Tyler Perry

#always #been #chased #i #i can