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If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Good Good Thing Rich Thing Work Would You A Good Thing

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I try to leave out the parts readers skip.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Leave Out Parts Readers Skip Try

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I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Buck Going Make Posterity Write

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When you are developing your style, you avoid weaknesses. I am not good at describing things, so I stay away from it. And if anyone is going to describe anything at all, it's going to be from the point of view of the character, because then I can use his voice, and his attitude will be revealed in the way he describes what he sees.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Am Anyone Anything Attitude Avoid Away Because Character Describe Describing Developing Going Good He His Point Point Of View Revealed Sees Stay Style Then Things Use View Voice Way Weaknesses Will You Your I Am I Can

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I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Believe Block Down Inspiration Sit Waiting Write Writer You

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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

Topics: Bad Bad Guys Be Happy Guys Happy Much Never Pretty Same Same Thing See Simply Thing Want You

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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

Topics: Dizzy Go Go Home Home Immediately Live Made Me Once Saw Show Start Want Writing

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Writing on the beach is not what it's cracked up to be. The sand blows, and you perspire, and the page gets all blotty and messed up, so I don't do that anymore.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Anymore Beach Blows Cracked Gets Messed Messed Up Page Sand Up Writing You

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There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Each Facebook Million Million People Much Other People Saying

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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

Topics: Chore Fun Have Fun Make Struggle Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: October 11th, 1925

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