The complete novelist would come into the world with a catalog of qualities like this. He would own the concentration of a Trappist monk, the organizational ability of a Prussian field marshal, the insight into human relations of a Viennese… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
A novelist must know what his last chapter is going to say and one way or another work toward that last chapter. ... To me it is utterly basic, yet it seems like it's a great secret. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
It all begins and ends in the same place, doesn't it? Conor and me in Ballyutogue. We all come home eventually. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“God figured out when he separated us from the rest of the creatures that if we have the power to reason and justify and… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“In God's scheme what is a few billion years here and there. Perhaps there have come and gone a dozen human civilizations in the… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“Nordstrom.” “Would you care for some tea or a brandy?” “No .... Nicole, I know” — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“And that is where I have failed you, Ari. You see, I would have crawled to your mother a million times. I would crawl… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
Anyone who goes into writing has to find out somewhere along the line, he's either naive or insane. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
“From there Ari took her to the church which marked the place of the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes a short… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953. — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
Life hinges on many factors we cannot control. Two of the most important factors, we can control. We can manage our relationships-and what is… — Leon Uris Copy Share Image
