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Adrian McKinty Quotes

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It’s part of our DNA. That’s why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things Picture Quote #1

After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there Picture Quote #1

Every publisher or agent I’ve ever met told me the same thing - that Irish readers don’t want to read about the bad old days of the Troubles; neither do the English and Americans - they only want to read about the Ireland of The Quiet Man, when red-haired widows are riding bicycles and everyone else is on a horse Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if that’s a year’s bad luck, or if that’s how it works. But stealing a Christmas tree - that can’t be a good thing, karma-wise Picture Quote #1

A specific editor in a specific place likes the book, and you’re in. A different editor on a different day goes, ‘Oh, this isn’t for me’, or doesn’t even look at it, and that’s it Picture Quote #1

I used to get a lift to school every day with a man who was a major in the British Army Picture Quote #1

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Building on the work of George Macdonald, William Morris and Edward Plunkett, what became known as high fantasy was more or less invented by J. R. R. Tolkien Picture Quote #1

I had gone to New York with no plan at all. I did a lot of jobs - barman, teacher, security guard, postman and construction worker - and I was meeting many eccentric characters, and they were saying funny things, which I always wrote down Picture Quote #1

In the crime fiction section, you may just find a novel that talks about the place where you’re from and speaks to you about your life - or the life yours could have become if a little misfortune had come your way Picture Quote #1

Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat Picture Quote #1

A locked-room problem lies at the heart of my new novel, ‘In The Morning I’ll Be Gone,’ in which an RUC detective has to find out whether a publican’s daughter who fell off a table in a bar that was locked from the inside was in fact murdered Picture Quote #1

You painted it pink?’ Price asked with a grin.’That’s lavender, you colour-blind eejit,’ I said.McCallister saw that Price clearly hadn’t got the message yet. ‘Hey lads, you know why Price nearly failed the police entrance exam? He thought a polygon was a dead parrot.’The lads chuckled dutifully and somebody punched Price on the shoulder Picture Quote #1

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I find it easier to write in the winter in Melbourne. When the weather is good you want to go out for a walk, ride a bike, go to a cafe or something. When it’s raining, when it’s a miserable day, I just sit down at my desk and get some work done Picture Quote #1

The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket Picture Quote #1

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Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It’s part of our DNA. That’s why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things (Adrian McKinty Quotes) After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) Every publisher or agent I’ve ever met told me the same thing - that Irish readers don’t want to read about the bad old days of the Troubles; neither do the English and Americans - they only want to read about the Ireland of The Quiet Man, when red-haired widows are riding bicycles and everyone else is on a horse. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) I don’t know if that’s a year’s bad luck, or if that’s how it works. But stealing a Christmas tree - that can’t be a good thing, karma-wise. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) A specific editor in a specific place likes the book, and you’re in. A different editor on a different day goes, ‘Oh, this isn’t for me’, or doesn’t even look at it, and that’s it. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) I used to get a lift to school every day with a man who was a major in the British Army (Adrian McKinty Quotes) Building on the work of George Macdonald, William Morris and Edward Plunkett, what became known as high fantasy was more or less invented by J. R. R. Tolkien. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) I had gone to New York with no plan at all. I did a lot of jobs - barman, teacher, security guard, postman and construction worker - and I was meeting many eccentric characters, and they were saying funny things, which I always wrote down. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) In the crime fiction section, you may just find a novel that talks about the place where you’re from and speaks to you about your life - or the life yours could have become if a little misfortune had come your way. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat (Adrian McKinty Quotes) A locked-room problem lies at the heart of my new novel, ‘In The Morning I’ll Be Gone,’ in which an RUC detective has to find out whether a publican’s daughter who fell off a table in a bar that was locked from the inside was in fact murdered. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) You painted it pink?’ Price asked with a grin.’That’s lavender, you colour-blind eejit,’ I said.McCallister saw that Price clearly hadn’t got the message yet. ‘Hey lads, you know why Price nearly failed the police entrance exam? He thought a polygon was a dead parrot.’The lads chuckled dutifully and somebody punched Price on the shoulder. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) I find it easier to write in the winter in Melbourne. When the weather is good you want to go out for a walk, ride a bike, go to a cafe or something. When it’s raining, when it’s a miserable day, I just sit down at my desk and get some work done. (Adrian McKinty Quotes) The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket (Adrian McKinty Quotes)