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A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Death Detective Five Forms Least Sees Times Various Week

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I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Any Ashamed Certainly Her Lesbian Never Preference Sexual Should Suggest Would

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Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?

~Evan Hunter

Topics: About Am Readers Why Writing

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It seemed to me... that the only valid people to deal with crime were cops, and I would like to make the lead character, rather than a single person, a squad of cops.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Character Cops Crime Deal Lead Like Make Me Only People Person Rather Seemed Single Single Person Squad Than Valid Were Would

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Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Another Change Come Depending Desk Different Entirely Form Other Scene Working Writer Writing

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I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting, and I had to do a lot of research on that. Or on any legal matters, for example, I have to do a lot of research online.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Any Book Coming Concerns Example For Example Had Legal Lot Matters Online Out Plot Research September Where

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It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Different Hunter Matter Style Very

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I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Been Bother Covered Enough Feel Good Headlines Ideas Media Never Never Take Not Good Enough Real Story Take Then Want Why Would I Feel

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I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Art Artist Began Draw Great Lot Much Navy Painter Reading Sea Studying Wanted Writing

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I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute.

~Evan Hunter

Topics: Age Bedroom Began Come Day Desk Development Enjoy Even Every First Gets Going House Minute Out Room Running Small Sons Three Tough Used Work Would Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: October 15th, 1926

Died: July 6th, 2005

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