Quotes from Andrew Gross

One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.

'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!

'Blind Curve ' the book I'm working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story, the hero doesn't get off as easily as I did.

No tragedy is greater than that of a single person who is afraid to do the right thing

They tied them up and forced them to watch as each was ultimately stabbed repeatedly or shot, the last victim, according to the police, being Cici Riorden, Paul's new, young wife, and left cryptic symbols carved into their victims' bodies.

to block his way. "What

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know how to turn a failed experiment into a life lesson

Sometimes death is just simpler than continuing to fight.

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for your 'transactions,' as you call them, is derived from the

I read somewhere that every life is the story of a single mistake, and then what happens after.

brakes on his investigation into

Stay together," he said, helping Marte amid the surging crowd. "At least we're off that godforsaken train. Look . . . " He pointed upward to letters forming an arch high above the gate. "What does it say, Papa?" Lucy asked. It was in German. "Work will set you free. See, you have to get strong again, Marte. If we work here, we will be safe. You'll see.

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Uncertainty is the only certainty in this world.

Por esta razón el hombre fue creado al comienzo como una sola persona, para enseñarles que quienquiera que destruya una vida es considerado por las Escrituras como alguien que ha destruido un mundo entero; y quienquiera que salve una es como si hubiera salvado un mundo entero.

Nosotros solíamos decir que el cerebro sin aplicación es como la belleza sin bondad. Es un desperdicio.

Alguien me dijo que hay una sola cosa que no pueden quitarte aquí... Tus sueños.

Acaso estaban tan devastados que con el paso del tiempo, al llegarles la hora, era más fácil someterse que oponer resistencia? ¿O era porque entendían que resistirse era inútil de cualquier modo y que sólo estarían retrasando lo inevitable?

Sólo la integridad conduce a la claridad.

New Dorp High School on Staten Island.