There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
I don’t get in a position to be frightened. I don’t do anything dangerous, and I always pay my bills. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
I can write anywhere. But I don’t use a computer, and I could never write on a laptop. I hate the sound of computers; it’s too dull, like it’s not doing anything for you. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I do this a lot with names. I’ll start with a name, and then for some reason he won’t talk much, or he’s older than I pictured him just because of a name I give him. So then I finally get the right name, and I can’t shut the guy up. This always happens. There’s always a character who gives me trouble that way. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the ’50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like ‘Dime Western’ and ’10 Story Western’ that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, ‘I like Westerns.’ Elmore Leonard Read Quote
I want the reader to know what’s going on. So there’s never a mystery in my books. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
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. Elmore Leonard Read Quote
