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Famous Elmore Leonard Quotes
“It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.”
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
Source: Valdez Is Coming: A Novel
“I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.”
“My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.”
“The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.”
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“Never use the words 'suddenly' or 'all hell broke loose.'”
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing