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Elmore Leonard
9 quotes
“For a long time I've been walking down life's road with my two pals, Bad Luck and Bad Choices. Fortunately I'm a big believer in new beginnings, new friends, and running from my problems. So one day I decided to head for the island. Aloha, my name is Jack.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jack Ryan, The Big Bounce (1969)
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Newsweek (April 22, 1985)
“I leave out the parts that people skip.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked about the popularity of his detective novels, quoted by William Zinsser, A Family of Readers Book-of-the-Month Club (1986)
“What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Darryl, Be Cool (1999)
“My grandson, Max, who is an all state lacrosse player, once gave me some lacrosse advice: A limp pass is like a limp dick; it doesn't get the job done. I think the same can be said about limp writing.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Elmore's Ten Rules of Writing (2007)
“After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's all right, it's still a pleasure.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 (4A), July/August 2009
“Well, the man don't just have to die, Foley. I mean, he could accidentally hurt himself falling down on something real hard, you know? Like a shiv, or my dick?”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's like seeing someone for the first time, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone, and it's too late to do anything about it.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know a guy who walks into a bank with a little glass bottle. He tells everyone it's nitroglycerin. He scores some money off the teller, walks out. On his way out, the bottle breaks, he slips on it and knocks himself out. The "nitro" was Canola oil. I know more fucked-up bank robbers than ones who know what they're doing. I doubt if one in twenty could tell you where the dye pack is. Most bank robbers are fucking morons.”
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source