American - Author | February 18, 1957 -
A lot of guys are walking around with a lot simmering beneath the surface, and sometimes it explodes.
George Pelecanos
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My books are not for everybody.
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I was heavily into John D. MacDonald.
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I never took a writing class.
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I can't relax. I don't have any hobbies.
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I owned a '70 Camaro for many years, which I loved.
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There is nothing like the rumble of a dual-piped American car with something under the hood.
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For many years, I did ride-alongs with patrol cops, which is any citizen's right.
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I shoot occasionally, but I'm no gun expert.
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I used to sit in my pickup truck at 7 o'clock in the morning outside my office and listen to the Replacements or something full blast, thinking, 'What am I doing here?'
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There's nothing funny about violence. Death is a real thing.
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I didn't want to write the same book over and over.
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