George Pelecanos Quotes

I'm always working on my next novel, even when I'm not.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1957

Topics

AlwaysNextWorkingEvenNovel

We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.

Jim McDermott

SufferingProblemOrangeVeterans

With such irresistible evidence before us of the great and rapid progress of abolitionism without the slightest indication of abatement, he is blind who does not see, if the state of things which has caused it should be permitted to continue, that it will speedily be too late, if not to save ourselves, to save the Union.

John C. Calhoun

GreatProgressBlindLateWillSee

When I was with the Bulls, I was very dysfunctional.

Metta World Peace

DysfunctionalVeryBulls

That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.

Sigrid

LoveMusicBestI AmWorldBad

What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow.

Mary Shelley

MeWillOthersNeedPillowMidnight

The TV world is not what it used to be. I mean, the quality has become something quite exceptional.

Jason Statham

QualityWorldBecomeMeanSomething

Multinational brands, especially those with successful legacies, often struggle in emerging countries.

Dinesh Paliwal

StruggleSuccessfulMultinational

American poets celebrate their bodies, very specifically, as Whitman did.

Diane Wakoski

CelebrateAmericanPoetsDidVery

The Premier League is an unbelievable league.

Christian Pulisic

UnbelievableLeaguePremier League

Feelings are more dangerous than ideas, because they aren't susceptible to rational evaluation. They grow quietly, spreading underground, and erupt suddenly, all over the place.

Brian Eno

IdeasGrowFeelingsPlaceDangerous

All I knew was that I was writing something out of my very guts, and that I was content.

Winston Graham

WritingContentOutSomethingGuts

I knew something was wrong; I was constantly tired, and I'd developed numbness on my left side. I'd also become paranoid that my boyfriend was cheating on me. I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. One psychiatrist told me I was bipolar.

Susannah Cahalan

TiredMeThoughtCheatingWrong

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