Elmore Leonard

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I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.

Elmore Leonard
left , advertising , fast
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I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring.

Elmore Leonard
got , halfway , through
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I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!

Elmore Leonard
any , modern
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To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.

Elmore Leonard
book , electronic , device
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I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.

Elmore Leonard
once , saw , dizzy
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Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers.

Elmore Leonard
writers , even , like
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I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'

Elmore Leonard
fun , long , time
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I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.

Elmore Leonard
still , read
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I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want they want to be happy.

Elmore Leonard
never , see , bad
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I don't get in a position to be frightened. I don't do anything dangerous, and I always pay my bills.

Elmore Leonard
get , position , anything
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I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.

Elmore Leonard
fun , make , struggle
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I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.

Elmore Leonard
want , reader , know
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There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.

Elmore Leonard
million , people , saying
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I try to leave out the parts readers skip.

Elmore Leonard
try , leave , out
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My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out.

Elmore Leonard
characters , audition , early