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Leon Uris Quotes

American - Writer | August 3, 1924 - June 21, 2003

I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish.

Struggle Irish Marine Corps Jewish

I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps.

Writing Book Marine Corps First Been

Often we have no time for our friends but all the time in the world for our enemies.

Time World Friends Enemies No Time

It is extremely important to know what you don't want to find.

You Find Know Important Want

Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.

Me Research Writing Book Foundation

I am very proud of this work because it is more about the meaning of the Easter Rising and its relationship to what this whole century has been about, people liberating themselves, freeing themselves.

Work Relationship I Am People Proud

I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but writing is what I was meant to do.

Joy Writing Think Enjoy You Will

I was too heavy to be a jockey and too honest to be a producer, so I became a writer.

Producer Honest Heavy Writer Jockey

I was a terrible English student.

Student English Terrible

English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it.

Writing You Born Important Ability

Usually a good part of the people trying it end up not making it.

Good People End Trying Up Making

So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain.

Writing Difficult Position Very

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