American - Author | February 18, 1957 -
I do feel like that's what a writer does, is he goes into other people's heads.
George Pelecanos
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It's relatively easy to adopt kids if you're not trying to get kids that look exactly like you.
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I love writing books, but it's a solitary experience. When I'm on a film set, I'm with a bunch of other artists working together to make one thing.
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I like writing about people who spend their time trying to help others for the greater good. That's what Americans are supposed to be about, right?
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People like to talk to me. I don't know why.
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Reading opens your mind and helps you understand and empathize with people who are unlike you and outside your breadth of experience.
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I've seen firsthand how books can change people's lives. It happened to me.
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When I was a kid in the '60s, I went shopping in downtown Silver Spring. Hecht's, JCPenney, the little retailers - they sponsored all my sports teams.
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My take on gentrification and change is it's usually always a better thing, because when you see all these businesses open and flourishing, that means there are more jobs.
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Where I live, there are a lot of businesses owned by Ethiopians and Eritreans. They're the new immigrants, the new Greeks - what my people did. The next generation of these people will probably be college graduates. That's how it works, right there in front of your eyes.
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My sons are black, and my daughter is Latina.
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I'm a strong believer in second chances.
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