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Elmore Leonard Quotes

Sometimes female characters start out as the wife or girlfriend, but then I realize, 'No, she's the book,' and she becomes a main character. I surrender the book to her.

Elmore Leonard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 11, 1925 - August 20, 2013

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Character Wife Start Book Surrender

It will always be the same possibilities, in sum or on the average, that go on repeating themselves until a man comes along who does not value the actuality above idea. It is he who first gives the new possibilities their meaning, their direction, and he awakens them.

Robert Musil

Man Value Direction Possibilities Go

Scottish nationalism has grown since we entered the European Union.

Michael Gove

Nationalism Union Scottish European

Sad to say, multi-tasking is beyond me. I read one book at a time all the way through. If I'm reviewing the book, I have to write the review before I start reading any other book. I especially hate it when the phone rings and interrupts my train of thought.

Michael Dirda

Sad Time Hate Me Start Reading

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

Steven Wright

Good Morning Mistakes Sleep Me You

I love that our engineers are first and foremost 'Instagram' users.

Mike Krieger

Love Engineers First Instagram Our

I don't think anybody planned for me to be an actor. I didn't. I didn't know this was what I was going to do.

Missy Peregrym

Me Think Know Actor Planned Going

My 21st birthday was awesome. I was in L.A., and it was great. I had a bunch of friends that came out. The night ended up in a completely different direction than we thought it was going to go.

Jonathan Keltz

Birthday Great Night Direction Go

I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.

Dick Van Patten

Living Actor More Than Other Jobs

I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.

Donatella Versace

Life My Life More Used Different

It's time for Republicans to rally behind this campaign in order to put forth the best candidate to stop Hillary Clinton in November. I am confident Ted Cruz is that person, and I'm thrilled to endorse him for president.

Cory Gardner

Time Best I Am Confident Person Him

Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.

Brian Tracy

Practice Management You Way Others

A reporter discovers, in the course of many years of interviewing celebrities, that most actors are more attractive behind a spotlight than over a spot of tea.

Phyllis Battelle

Tea More Over Years Spotlight Most