It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
“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… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
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… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
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… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
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
