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title: "2 Hammer Quotes By Mickey Spillane"
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> [Imagine this guy hits Mike Hammer over the head with a wooden coathanger and knocks him out. You hit Mike Hammer over the head with a wooden coathanger, he'll beat the crap out of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/imagine-this-guy-hits-mike-hammer-over-the-head-with-a-wooden/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/mickey-spillane-13884_beat_imagine-this-guy-hits-mike-hammer-over-t_1807067.jpg)

> [I wrote the original Mike Hammer as a comic, Mike Danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/i-wrote-the-original-mike-hammer-as-a-comic-mike-danger/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/mickey-spillane-13884_comic_i-wrote-the-original-mike-hammer-as-a-co_1896583.jpg)

## Other authors on Hammer

## More by Mickey Spillane

> [If the public likes you, you're good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/if-the-public-likes-you-you-re-good/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/i-read-all-the-time-i-read-a-lot-of-history-books/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/my-father-was-catholic-my-mother-was-protestant-and-because-of-that-i/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/a-commie-she-was-a-jerky-red-she-owned-all-the-trimmings-and-she-was/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [“It was easy,' I said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/it-was-easy-i-said/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [Inspiration is an empty bank account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/inspiration-is-an-empty-bank-account/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/nobody-reads-a-mystery-to-get-to-the-middle-they-read-it-to-get-to/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/i-was-a-ruthless-bastard-with-a-twisted-mind-who-could-look-on-death/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [Mike Hammer drinks beer because I can't spell Cognac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/mike-hammer-drinks-beer-because-i-can-t-spell-cognac/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/the-most-important-part-of-a-story-is-the-ending-no-one-reads-a-book/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/now-i-m-not-an-author-i-m-a-writer-that-s-all-i-am/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [No one likes my books except the public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/no-one-likes-my-books-except-the-public/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [I dont like any of them, because they don't read the books. In Kiss Me Deadly my story is better than his story. Anthony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/i-dont-like-any-of-them-because-they-don-t-read-the-books-in-kiss-me/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [If you're a singer you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if he's good, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/if-you-re-a-singer-you-lose-your-voice-a-baseball-player-loses-his/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

> [“God, but it was fun! It was the way I liked it. No arguing, no talking to the stupid peasants. I just walked into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/god-but-it-was-fun-it-was-the-way-i-liked-it-no-arguing-no-talking-to/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

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