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 Quinn played in The Lond Wait and he didn't read the book either. — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“A Commie. She was a jerky Red. She owned all the trimmings and she was still a Red. What the hell was she hoping for, a government order to share it all with the masses? Yeah. A joint like this would suddenly assume a new owner under a new regime. A fat little general, a ranking secret policeman, somebody. Sure,… — Mickey Spillane Copy Share
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 Copy Share Image
“I was a ruthless bastard with a twisted mind who could look on death and find it pleasant. I could break an arm or smash in a face because it was easier that way than asking questions. I could out-fox the fox with a line of reasoning that laughed at the truth because I was the worst of the lot… — Mickey Spillane Copy Share
The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle. — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
