#w

Dick Dart emerged from the ether during a flight from New York with my wife and children to Puerto Rico. ↗

— Peter Straub

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However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience. ↗

— Peter Straub

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I believe I encountered death, which was a bit too much for a seven-year-old. ↗

— Peter Straub

#bit #death #encountered #i #i believe

I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through. ↗

— Peter Straub

#fate #generally #i #instinct #me

I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time. ↗

— Peter Straub

#began #fiction #full-time #i #instantly

I write longer sentences than most of the others, maybe because I probably like Henry James more than they do. ↗

— Peter Straub

#henry #henry james #i #i write #james

Nobody is surprised that women writers accurately represent male characters over and over again, no doubt because everybody knows that women understand men much better than vice-versa. ↗

— Peter Straub

#again #because #better #characters #doubt

Here's a hot tip: Most girls don't like being stalked. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#simon-lewis #angels

There were a lot of adventure books for boys, historical novels by Kenneth Roberts, and whatever mystery novels the alarmed librarian imagined might not corrupt an eager but innocent youth. ↗

— Peter Straub

#alarmed #books #corrupt #eager #historical

These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off. ↗

— Peter Straub

#agreed #books #childhood #days #effects