I was born in New York City, along with a twin sister. I am five minutes older than Emily. It was Emily, for reasons no one knows - she certainly doesn't - who called me Avi. It stuck. It's the only name I use now. Avi More Quotes by Avi More Quotes From Avi It all depends on you. If you want it to be different,it will be different. Don't look at the world with your eyes but with your heart. Avi changeheartinspirational A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose. Avi safemindwind I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself Avi writingteacherthinking I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read. Avi good-readslaughingthinking It seems to me that you won't have had a proper series of adventures, unless you've gone through thick and thin. Avi thick-and-thingoneadventure A sailor may choose the wind to ride out of seaport, but the wind has a mind of it's own. Avi sailormindwind The more men see of the world, the bigger their hearts Avi heartmenworld There are those who'd rob a blind man of his eyelashes if they could. Avi eyelashesblindmen The cure for unhappiness...It's this: What a person needs is always more than they say. Avi curesunhappinessneeds People are freer in America. But there are more tears. Avi tearsamericapeople All I can think is that when you torment a person...the soul dies. When the soul dies, I suppose mercy dies, too. Avi mercysoulthinking For heaven's sake, don't write writing. Write reading! Avi readingwritingheaven There is a limit to how much a seer wishes to see. Avi seerslimitswish Let's agree then . . . if you're about to come to a conclusion, you'll head off in another direction. You might even find your own voice. Avi voicewritingmight I try to write about complex issues--young people in an adult world-- full of irony and contradiction in a narrative style that relies heavily on suspense with a texture rich in emotion and imagery. I take a great deal of satisfaction in using popular forms-- the adventure, the mystery, the thriller-- so as to hold my reader with the sheer pleasure of a good story. At the same time I try to resolve my books with an ambiguity that compels engagement. In short, I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read. Avi writingadventurebook I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...trust you.' Why?' You'll never hurt me.' Thank you.' But...' But, what?' I said, 'That means I'll hurt you.' Why?' 'Cause, like I said, you'll never hurt me back. Avi causeshurtmean I kept asking myself if I felt different, if I was different. The answer was always yes. I was no longer nothing… How odd, I thought; it had taken my mother’s death, Father Quinel’s murder, and the desire of others to kill me to claim a life of my own. Avi takenmotherfather Now give me a kiss, say you love me and off you go." "Sure, Aunt Lu," I said, and I gave her the kiss she wanted. Then I ran out and caught my bus. I didn't say I loved her. I guess I did. But asking someone to say they love you--and she always asked--is like buying yourself a birthday present. It's more than likely exactly what you want. But it must make you feel awfully sad to get it. Avi auntkissinglove-you A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something. Avi thinkmagiclifepeople I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon,' that book and its author made an enormous impression on me as a reader and a writer, and led me to other hard-boiled American writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald, among many. Avi likemeaffectionbook
