Good Quotes by Mickey Spillane

If the public likes you, you're good.

— Mickey Spillane

I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.

— Mickey Spillane

My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names...…

— Mickey Spillane

“A Commie. She was a jerky Red. She owned all the trimmings and she was still a Red. What the hell was she hoping…

— Mickey Spillane

“It was easy,' I said.”

— Mickey Spillane

Inspiration is an empty bank account.

— Mickey Spillane

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy…

— Mickey Spillane

“I was a ruthless bastard with a twisted mind who could look on death and find it pleasant. I could break an arm or…

— Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer drinks beer because I can't spell Cognac.

— Mickey Spillane

The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.

— Mickey Spillane

Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.

— Mickey Spillane

No one likes my books except the public.

— Mickey Spillane