Brad Thor Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I tell people you should write what you love to read because that's where your passion is.”

“I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that.”

“There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot.”

“Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.”

“When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.”

“Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world works and whether or not the industry likes it or not, they can't stop you from submitting to multiple agents and you know what? If an agent misses out on you because they took too long with your query letter, tough luck for them.”

“I have been blessed to have had many excellent teachers. The further I get away from school, though, the more I realize that the greatest teachers in my life have come from outside of academia.”

“In some ways, it's better that Obama got elected than McCain. I'd rather be stabbed in the chest with an Obama steak knife than to have been slowly bled to death with McCain paper cuts. Say what you will, but Obama has brought about a patriotic and civic renaissance, the likes of which I have never seen.”

“In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to Greece, but flights had been halted. Instead, we ended up on a tiny island off the coast of Georgia.”

“Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far with description. I think you've got to keep it short, crisp and clean.”