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> [Everyone has his own sound. I'm not going to presume how to tell anybody how to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/everyone-has-his-own-sound-i-m-not-going-to-presume-how-to-tell/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-m-not-going-to-write-for-posterity-i-m-going-to-write-to-make-a-buck/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [Try not to write the parts that people skip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/try-not-to-write-the-parts-that-people-skip/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I used to be able to write five pages a day, every day, no problem. Now a good day is five or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-used-to-be-able-to-write-five-pages-a-day-every-day-no-problem-now/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/writers-all-writers-even-screenwriters-like-to-make-their-mark-i-don/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/my-most-important-piece-of-advice-to-all-you-would-be-writers-when/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I can write anywhere. But I don't use a computer, and I could never write on a laptop. I hate the sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-can-write-anywhere-but-i-don-t-use-a-computer-and-i-could-never/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-think-the-best-advice-i-give-is-to-try-not-to-write-try-not-to/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [“Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to put in the commas and shit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/write-the-book-the-way-it-should-be-written-then-give-it-to-somebody/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I'm not aware of a cadence when writing, but I hear it after. I write in longhand, and that helps. You're closer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-m-not-aware-of-a-cadence-when-writing-but-i-hear-it-after-i-write/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I would say just start writing. You've got to write every day. Copy someone that you like if you think that perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-would-say-just-start-writing-you-ve-got-to-write-every-day-copy/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I never know what I'm going to write next. If I'm still writing the book but I'm very near the end, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-never-know-what-i-m-going-to-write-next-if-i-m-still-writing-the/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I don't want to write any more screenplays, I'll tell you that right now. It's a waste of time. You've got too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-don-t-want-to-write-any-more-screenplays-i-ll-tell-you-that-right/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-decided-to-write-westerns-because-there-was-a-terrific-market-for/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [People ask me, 'Why are you still writing books?' Like I'm still only writing to make money and as soon as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/people-ask-me-why-are-you-still-writing-books-like-i-m-still-only/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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> [I really - I don't take my work that seriously, and I think that's what keeps me loose. If I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-really-i-don-t-take-my-work-that-seriously-and-i-think-that-s-what/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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## Other authors on Write

## More by Elmore Leonard

> [It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/it-took-me-20-years-to-buy-an-electric-typewriter-because-i-was/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/these-are-rules-i-ve-picked-up-along-the-way-to-help-me-remain/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“There’s something happening here, I know it. It’s right in front of my face, but I just can’t see it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/there-s-something-happening-here-i-know-it-it-s-right-in-front-of-my/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/the-line-of-dialogue-belongs-to-the-character-the-verb-is-the-writer/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-try-to-leave-out-the-parts-that-people-skip/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-have-fun-writing-i-don-t-make-it-a-chore-i-don-t-have-to-struggle/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/if-it-sounds-like-writing-i-rewrite-it-or-if-proper-usage-gets-in-the/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-don-t-think-writers-compete-i-think-they-re-all-doing-separate/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's all right, it's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/after-58-years-you-d-think-writing-would-get-easier-it-doesn-t-if-you/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“He saw Harvey and Edgar catch each other's eye as he looked off toward the strains of "Alley Cat," Jesus, hoping they'd rush it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/he-saw-harvey-and-edgar-catch-each-other-s-eye-as-he-looked-off/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-m-not-going-to-write-for-posterity-i-m-going-to-write-to-make-a-buck/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [“A wife's faithful to her husband, subject to him. It's in the bible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/a-wife-s-faithful-to-her-husband-subject-to-him-it-s-in-the-bible/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [Using adverbs is a mortal sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/using-adverbs-is-a-mortal-sin/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [Try not to write the parts that people skip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/try-not-to-write-the-parts-that-people-skip/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

> [I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/i-want-the-reader-to-know-what-s-going-on-so-there-s-never-a-mystery/)

[Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/)

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