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There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

- Philip Kerr
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The mark of a writer is to make a story as likely as possible, and I've done my best to deliver authentic atmosphere.

There's a great tradition among the English of writing about Berlin. It's kind of a state of mind, almost. That even translates in terms of music. A lot of people go to Berlin with the idea that it's a state of mind.

I will say that anyone who supports Scottish independence should go to Athens. Because nothing works. It is a disaster. It is a ruined, dirty place where people do not have money or future prospects. The day one after independence, Scotland would be worse.

There's something weird about the Scots. We are a troubled, slightly tortured race - the sense of the respectable outward character and, inside, the turmoil of something darker.

A lot of crime writing suffers from treading water. I feel an obligation to move the character on and not repeat myself. I try to fit him into a different period and a different agenda. That way, you learn slightly more about his personal history in the tradition of the unreliable narrator. It makes it more challenging to write.

James Bond was an early favourite, although I didn't understand much of it. I read the Bible a lot, too. You might say that this was my favourite, since I seemed to read it so often.

I used to play quite a good lead guitar, R&B style. Clapton and BB King are heroes.

Sport crosses party lines and ethnic lines. It occupies a greater realm, and it's all the more disappointing when sports figures turn out to be like everyone else.

When I feel I'm repeating myself, I'll probably pack it in. What will undoubtedly happen is I'll write one too many. The important thing is to recognize when you've written too many and stop there.

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There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.

There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.