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> [I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-or-waiting-for-inspiration-if-you/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I don't believe in writer's block. I don't know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I'm going to get through. It's just a matter of finding a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-i-don-t-know-what-that-is-there-are/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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## More by Elmore Leonard

> [It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/it-took-me-20-years-to-buy-an-electric-typewriter-because-i-was/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/these-are-rules-i-ve-picked-up-along-the-way-to-help-me-remain/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“There’s something happening here, I know it. It’s right in front of my face, but I just can’t see it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/there-s-something-happening-here-i-know-it-it-s-right-in-front-of-my/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/the-line-of-dialogue-belongs-to-the-character-the-verb-is-the-writer/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-try-to-leave-out-the-parts-that-people-skip/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-have-fun-writing-i-don-t-make-it-a-chore-i-don-t-have-to-struggle/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/if-it-sounds-like-writing-i-rewrite-it-or-if-proper-usage-gets-in-the/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-don-t-think-writers-compete-i-think-they-re-all-doing-separate/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/after-58-years-you-d-think-writing-would-get-easier-it-doesn-t-if-you/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“He saw Harvey and Edgar catch each other's eye as he looked off toward the strains of "Alley Cat," Jesus, hoping they'd rush it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/he-saw-harvey-and-edgar-catch-each-other-s-eye-as-he-looked-off/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-m-not-going-to-write-for-posterity-i-m-going-to-write-to-make-a-buck/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“A wife's faithful to her husband, subject to him. It's in the bible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/a-wife-s-faithful-to-her-husband-subject-to-him-it-s-in-the-bible/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [Using adverbs is a mortal sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/using-adverbs-is-a-mortal-sin/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [Try not to write the parts that people skip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/try-not-to-write-the-parts-that-people-skip/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-want-the-reader-to-know-what-s-going-on-so-there-s-never-a-mystery/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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