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
Incarcerated individuals want what most people want in a novel: good, honest writing and a story well told. — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I even dream about writing. I'm talking seeing words across the page, whole paragraphs. — 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 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
The crime part is the engine that moves the narrative and allows me to write the other things I want to write… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
It's a tradition that a writer will try to plant his flag in a certain city and protect that. The way to… — 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… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I like writing about people who spend their time trying to help others for the greater good. That's what Americans are supposed… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
What's more interesting are the dynamics between people that involve hypocrisy or ignoring each other. That's what I want to write about.… — 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 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
In Europe, I'm recognized on the street sometimes. And that's cool, because I don't have to live there and deal with it… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I can write any kind of novel I want, any time, and sell it, but there's not that many people watching it.… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
The reason some crime writers have a chip on their shoulder about the label is because their good books are shelved beside… — 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
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
