--- title: "1 Stories Single Quotes By Evan Hunter" description: "1 Stories Single quotes by Evan Hunter. Plus more from Evan Hunter and more Stories Single sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg" --- > [Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in-a-single-magazine-without/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg) ## More by Evan Hunter > [“They'd taught him how to milk cows,and now they expected him to tame lions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/they-d-taught-him-how-to-milk-cows-and-now-they-expected-him-to-tame/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/do-you-condemn-the-kids-for-not-having-been-blessed-with-i-q-s-of-120/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/my-first-wife-kept-calling-me-sal-and-i-finally-said-to-her-why-do/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [“They taught him how to milk cows and now they expected him to tame lions. Perhaps they expected him to behave like all good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/they-taught-him-how-to-milk-cows-and-now-they-expected-him-to-tame/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/it-s-hard-to-write-an-evan-hunter-novel-because-i-really-am-starting/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [I think of myself as a softy. I think the 87th Precinct novels are very sentimental, and the cops are idealistic guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/i-think-of-myself-as-a-softy-i-think-the-87th-precinct-novels-are/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/when-i-started-writing-most-of-the-police-department-in-new-york-city/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in-a-single-magazine-without/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/i-only-knew-one-thing-about-policemen-they-were-inhuman-beasts-the/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [Mystery fiction was considered a stepchild of literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/mystery-fiction-was-considered-a-stepchild-of-literature/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/i-was-a-blond-haired-kid-with-blue-eyes-growing-up-in-an-italian/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/it-s-a-matter-of-style-the-evan-hunter-style-and-the-ed-mcbain-style/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [“I don't want to die," he thought. "I haven't lived yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/i-don-t-want-to-die-he-thought-i-haven-t-lived-yet/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) > [You just touch on things. You don't go round the room describing the furniture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/you-just-touch-on-things-you-don-t-go-round-the-room-describing-the/) [Evan Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-hunter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-single/evan-hunter/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stories Single Quotes By Evan Hunter", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Evan Hunter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-hunter/sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in-a-single-magazine-without/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.” — Evan Hunter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-single/evan-hunter/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-single/evan-hunter/", "name": "Stories Single Quotes by Evan Hunter", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories-single/evan-hunter/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/evan-hunter-34839_four_sometimes-i-had-three-or-four-stories-in_1065344.jpg" }, "description": "1 Stories Single quotes by Evan Hunter. 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