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• I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.

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• I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I’ve been there to personally research it.

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• I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I’ve been there to personally research it.

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• I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor – which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history.

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• I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

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• I think that’s because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I’m using for their setting.

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• I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.

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• I love the freedom that the narrative form provides.

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• I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader.

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• I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I’m using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I’ve visited over 90 countries thus far.

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• I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others.

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• Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read ‘Rage of Angels’. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures.

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• Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

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• My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place; police, firefighters, and members of our armed forces.

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• Don’t give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don’t listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

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Sidney Sheldon (35)

Birth:	11th February, 1917
Death:	30th January, 2007
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Author, Novelist, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Writer

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