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Michael Connelly Quotes

American - Author | July 21, 1956 -

I never write thinking, 'What would a woman do?' any more than I think, 'What would a man do?' It comes down to what would a solid detective do in these circumstances.

Michael Connelly

Woman Man Think Thinking Down Never

I write at a pace that suits me, and sometimes it's two books a year, but most often it's one.

Michael Connelly

Me Suits Year Sometimes Write Two

All my writing is fun, and that makes it hard to slow down or walk away.

Michael Connelly

Walk Fun Writing Slow Down Hard

I think the best way to sell a made-up character is to plant his feet into the real earth.

Michael Connelly

Character Best Feet Think Plant Way

My literary heroes all wrote about L.A.: Joseph Wambaugh, Ross Macdonald, and Raymond Chandler were the three writers that made me want to be a writer.

Michael Connelly

Me Three Want Heroes Writer Made

I want to tell stories that reflect how people are feeling.

Michael Connelly

People Feeling Want Reflect Tell

I hate people thinking their city is unique, but there is a certain aura about Los Angeles; it's not necessarily a beautiful thing, but it's part of Harry Bosch.

Michael Connelly

Beautiful Hate People City Thinking

People like the Bosch books because they like Harry Bosch, not because the plots are fantastic.

Michael Connelly

People Because Books Like Fantastic

When I am so intensely involved with writing my books, I don't like to reread them. I feel like that story is done.

Michael Connelly

I Am Writing Story Feel Done Books

When I write about Mickey Haller as the Lincoln lawyer, I totally see Matthew McConaughey because he took that character when that character was still fairly new to me - only two or three years old - when I knew McConaughey was going to play him. He's also the same age, the right age, in comparison to the book.

Michael Connelly

Age Character Me Book Lawyer Play

It's about being fair. It's about Black Lives Matter. Yes, they matter. Everybody counts or nobody counts, and I think if more cops had the philosophy of Harry Bosch, we'd have less of these situations happening.

Michael Connelly

Black Think Philosophy Nobody Matter

I'm not Mr. Hollywood. I'm a book writer.

Michael Connelly

Book Hollywood Writer Mr

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