I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to. William Landay Read Quote
I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design. William Landay Read Quote
I can’t say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me. William Landay Read Quote
When I was 30 or so – by that time I had become an assistant D.A. – I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist. William Landay Read Quote
I don’t ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me. William Landay Read Quote
Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie. William Landay Read Quote
You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time. William Landay Read Quote
Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far. William Landay Read Quote