I never went to a writing school, so 'The Wire' was my writing school. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I'm proudly a crime writer, but it would be really inaccurate to call me a mystery writer. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I do feel like that's what a writer does, is he goes into other people's heads. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I've seen firsthand how books can change people's lives. It happened to me. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I love writing books, but it's a solitary experience. When I'm on a film set, I'm with a bunch of other artists… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
Until a book starts forming in your head, you always wonder, 'Am I going to be able to do this again?' — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I find 'True Grit' to be one of the very best American novels: It is a rousing adventure story and deeply perceptive… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I don't judge anyone of any stripe by what they read. Reading is always good for you. It's a positive act. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
Incarcerated individuals want what most people want in a novel: good, honest writing and a story well told. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
The Next Right Thing has humanity, humor, and insight to burn. Author Dan Barden takes the clay of the California hard-boiled novel… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
Reading opens your mind and helps you understand and empathize with people who are unlike you and outside your breadth of experience. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I never went to school for writing, never took a writing class, but when you're in a room with David Simon and… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I thought if any of my friends or people at school see me reading a book, they're… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I was really rudderless at one point my life. And once I started reading books, then I got the idea that maybe… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work.… — George Pelecanos Copy Share
My goal is to get a real film industry started in Washington. An actual one, not where features come to town and shoot second… — George Pelecanos Copy Share
I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people… — George Pelecanos Copy Share
I've just been very interested in the living side of Washington, rather than the federal side, since I was a kid. — George Pelecanos Copy Share
I've seen firsthand how books can change people's lives. It happened to me. — George Pelecanos Copy Share
My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific in WW II. He was a very tough guy, but after the war, he… — George Pelecanos Copy Share
But when I do book signings and personal appearances, the audiences are mostly white. Growing up here, I expected that and understand it. Black… — George Pelecanos Copy Share
