17 Quotes & Sayings By Peter James West

Peter James West was born in London but grew up in Birmingham, England. He started writing when he was eleven years old and sold his first short story at fifteen. His first book was published at twenty-one and he has since written more than 100 crime thriller novels. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and two children.

Sometimes the body gets out of bed an hour before...
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Sometimes the body gets out of bed an hour before the brain. Peter James West
Giving up drinking for life is easy. I've done it...
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Giving up drinking for life is easy. I've done it loads of times. Peter James West
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Fart and you're...
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Fart and you're on your own. Peter James West
You only get one life. Too bad you already made...
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You only get one life. Too bad you already made a mess of it. Peter James West
If I could do it all again, I would start...
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If I could do it all again, I would start three hundred years ago, and write twice as fast. Peter James West
If I could split myself into five people, I would...
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If I could split myself into five people, I would still be behind on my writing schedule. I see now why James Patterson cloned himself so many times. Peter James West
Failure is something you experience on your way to success...
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Failure is something you experience on your way to success - unless you're a skydiver. Peter James West
If you were given the chance to be reborn after...
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If you were given the chance to be reborn after your death, buy you could only come back as a squirrel, would you complain? Peter James West
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From the dark forest that bordered the soft ploughed fields, came a low cry that did not belong to any animal. It was accompanied by the sound of branches bending and snapping, and the splintering of wood as trees were crushed or toppled onto their sides. Peter James West
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Rachel Henson stood facing him, immaculate in her uniform and ready for duty as always. She looked as though she had spent her whole life preparing for this very moment - she always did. Peter James West
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The Walker towered over him like a half-built skyscraper with a bad attitude. Its bulbous silver head was home to so many weapons that Nick couldn't even count them. He couldn't even name half of them. Peter James West
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Don't look up at the mountain. Keep your head down, and take the next step. Peter James West
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Of all the things I expected to find in my lunch, a live snake wasn't one of them. Peter James West
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I am the sum of my past experience. Some people have got a lot to answer for. Peter James West
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Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning. Peter James West
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On the way home, I saw a fist fight between an adverb and a pair of parentheses. I kept on walking. Peter James West