“They taught him how to milk cows and now they expected him to tame lions. Perhaps they expected him to behave like all good lion tamers. Use a whip and a chair. But what happens to the best lion tamer… — Evan Hunter Copy Share
“They'd taught him how to milk cows,and now they expected him to tame lions.” — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
“Do you condemn the kids for not having been blessed with I.Q.s of 120? Can you condemn the kids? Can you condemn anyone? Can you condemn the colleges that give all you need to pass a board of education examination? Do you condemn the board of education for not making the exams stiffer, for not boosting the requirements, for not… — Evan Hunter Copy Share
My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
“They taught him how to milk cows and now they expected him to tame lions. Perhaps they expected him to behave like all good lion tamers. Use a whip and a chair. But what happens to the best lion tamer when he puts down his whip and his chair. Goddamnit! It was wrong. He felt cheated, he felt almost violated.… — Evan Hunter Copy Share
It's hard to write an Evan Hunter novel because I really am starting from scratch. I'm assuming a new voice each time. The McBain… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a softy. I think the 87th Precinct novels are very sentimental, and the cops are idealistic guys. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
When I started writing, most of the police department in New York City, especially above the rank of detective, were Irish, Irish-American. I thought it would be more interesting... to use the actual ethnic background in New York City at the time. — Evan Hunter Copy Share
Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I was a blond-haired kid with blue eyes, growing up in an Italian ghetto. I had a very high IQ. In elementary school, I… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
