Writer Quotes by Don Winslow

I think you can use fiction to get inside people's minds.

— Don Winslow

The novelist is the vestigial bone on the body cinema. We're like the little toe that can be cut off.

— Don Winslow

So I thought I should write five pages a day. And that's what I did. Eventually I had a book.

— Don Winslow

A writer who doesn't need the money gains power and is dangerous in a negotiation.

— Don Winslow

As a writer, when you fall in love with a place, you want to spend more time in it, either physically or…

— Don Winslow

I was very influenced by films and books like 'Serpico,' 'The French Connection,' and 'Prince of the City.' They were some of…

— Don Winslow

I get started at 5:30 in the morning and write till 10 A.M. Then I hike six or seven miles before going…

— Don Winslow

Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you…

— Don Winslow

I've been writing since I was six years old. It's hard to imagine stopping. I would hate to think that I've already…

— Don Winslow

A lot of times, writers are told write as big as you can, and that's not untrue. But at times I think…

— Don Winslow

I think one of the problems with being a fiction writer these days is that you can't keep up with the headlines.…

— Don Winslow

I try to pay attention to language. I think that as a general rule, we as writers talk too much and we…

— Don Winslow

With a 660-page book, you don't read every sentence aloud. I am terrified for the poor guy doing the audio book. But…

— Don Winslow