“It's like seeing someone for the first time, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone, and it's too late to do anything about it.” KnowsFirstsLooksKindPersonsMomentsNextGoneSeeingLike YouLateFirst TimeRecognitionToo LateSecondsRomantic LoveMost RomanticBeautiful RomanticRomantic CoupleRomantic Person Author:Elmore Leonard
“I don't believe in writer's block. I don't know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I'm going to get through. It's just a matter of finding a way.” KnowsWayBelieveLittlesMatterCertainFindingsAreasDon't BelieveBlockWriter's Block Author:Elmore Leonard
“I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.” KnowsWantBookMysteryReader Author:Elmore Leonard
“A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge.” KnowsWritingSaidBookGuyOrderFunChallengesMinesPublishingBad GuysWriting A BookGood Guy Author:Elmore Leonard
“At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about.” KnowsWantWritingBookLastsPleasureNovelToo MuchPlotSongwritingDiscoveringOutlines Author:Elmore Leonard
