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> [Guys who feel like it makes you a man to make babies, they're completely misguided. It makes you a man to be a father. And I'm not moralising about marriage or anything. I understand that people split up, and marriages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/guys-who-feel-like-it-makes-you-a-man-to-make-babies-they-re/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

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## More by George Pelecanos

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-want-to-be-read-when-you-write-a-tv-show-like-the-wire-you-ve-got/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I'm more apt to shed a tear than my wife about family matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-m-more-apt-to-shed-a-tear-than-my-wife-about-family-matters/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [People like to talk to me. I don't know why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/people-like-to-talk-to-me-i-don-t-know-why/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I'm a very sentimental, emotional person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-m-a-very-sentimental-emotional-person/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [My goal is to get a real film industry started in Washington. An actual one, not where features come to town and shoot second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/my-goal-is-to-get-a-real-film-industry-started-in-washington-an/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-do-have-shout-outs-to-bands-and-musicians-i-like-in-my-books-but/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [“And Constantine thought: So this is how it is, at the end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/and-constantine-thought-so-this-is-how-it-is-at-the-end/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I never took a writing class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-never-took-a-writing-class/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I've just been very interested in the living side of Washington, rather than the federal side, since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-ve-just-been-very-interested-in-the-living-side-of-washington/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I can't relax. I don't have any hobbies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-can-t-relax-i-don-t-have-any-hobbies/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I've seen firsthand how books can change people's lives. It happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-ve-seen-firsthand-how-books-can-change-people-s-lives-it-happened/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [I was a movie freak before I was a book lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-was-a-movie-freak-before-i-was-a-book-lover/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [Is there a more violent book than the Bible?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/is-there-a-more-violent-book-than-the-bible/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific in WW II. He was a very tough guy, but after the war, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/my-father-was-a-marine-who-fought-in-the-pacific-in-ww-ii-he-was-a/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

> [But when I do book signings and personal appearances, the audiences are mostly white. Growing up here, I expected that and understand it. Black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/but-when-i-do-book-signings-and-personal-appearances-the-audiences/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

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