I've learned as much about writing from songwriters as I have from other writers. — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
I didn't set out to write. It was just something I always could do. Teachers would say, 'you really have this gift,'… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
I have not written a perfect sentence, in the literary sense. It's a lot easier to throw a perfect pass than to… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
“When you write a book, you have total control of the universe and everyone in it.” — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
A lot of my books have been that way. My World War II thriller about Sarin gas [Black Cross] was published two… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
Like my best friend, I asked for drums for Christmas, and got them. But when he moved on to guitar, I realized two things:… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
...the larger world lay not across oceans but within the human mind and heart. — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
“Because death is the end, and if a man doesn’t speak before it silences him, then the things he holds closest die with him.” — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
“When we reach the intersection with Homochitto Street, I turn right, into town, and soon we’re passing Dunleith, the antebellum mansion that I always… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
The South is the home of 'an eye for an eye.' 'Turning the other cheek'? The South can't see that. — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you a secret, Caitlin. We’re still in the cave. It’s just bigger, and we wear nicer clothes. We make alliances and… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
![“A lot of my books have been that way. My World War II thriller about Sarin gas [Black Cross] was published two months before the Sarin attack in the Japanese subway. There are very weird coincidences out there. And I do have one surefire plot I have not and probably never will write, because of my…” quote by Greg Iles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d19/greg-iles-4609_black_a-lot-of-my-books-have-been-that-way-my_1454133.jpg)
