Elmore Leonard Quotes

If you take a few days to write an outline, you're just making up scenes that you think will work, that you think will be interesting. But as you write it, other ideas occur - better ideas that have to do with what you're writing.

Elmore Leonard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkIdeasWritingThinkBetterYou

There are two ways to look at my publishing career. One is that I'm a novelist churning out books, who is eight into a series; the other way is that I'm a cartoonist, just starting out. Most cartoonists have long careers: Charles Schulz drew Peanuts for 50 years.

Jeff Kinney

LongLookCareerWayStartingOut

Mars has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. The erratically moving red star in the sky was seen as sinister or violent by the ancients: The Greeks identified it with Ares, the god of war; the Babylonians named it after Nergal, god of the underworld. To the ancient Chinese, it was Ying-huo, the fire planet.

John Updike

GodFireSkyImaginationWarRed

The biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care.

Sidney Blumenthal

HealthMistakesCareStrategyEarly

If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10.

Simone Biles

SaidWantAlwaysFiveWould

I ask people who they vote for sometimes. I think it is just trying to get to know somebody.

Ronna McDaniel

PeopleThinkTryingKnowSometimes

I have an amazing and supportive family. I'm fortunate to have a close relationship with everyone.

Jonathan Keltz

FamilyRelationshipAmazingEveryone

You can grow up without having to conform, stop going to shows, stop having a record collection, start being politically iffy.

Johnny Marr

StartGrowYouStopGrow UpWithout

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites.

Diana Ross

HappinessTodayI AmMeSometimes

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film.

Dhanush

DreamWantBecomeDirectorFilm

From the R&B side, I've always been a huge Brian McKnight fan. He's just as talented as it gets vocally, and as a musician. I think it'd be real cool to do something with him.

Brantley Gilbert

CoolThinkRealHimAlwaysSide

I'm pretty laid back.

Bradley Walsh

BackPrettyLaid BackLaid

I need it to survive. But most specifically, McDonalds Big Mac's and McDoubles (with no pickles).

Armie Hammer

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