“Nordstrom.” “Would you care for some tea or a brandy?” “No … Nicole, I know” — Leon Uris Brandy Copy Share Image
So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain. — Leon Uris Difficult Copy Share Image
I was too heavy to be a jockey and too honest to be a producer, so I became a writer — Leon Uris Heavy Copy Share Image
You aren't a true husband/man until you've done the work of a wife/women — Leon Uris Done Copy Share Image
I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless. — Leon Uris Advantage Copy Share Image
Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises? — Leon Uris Ari Copy Share Image
A soldier has one item that cannot be neglected. His feet. They are his wheels, his mechanised warfare. — Leon Uris Feet Copy Share Image
My greatest accomplishment is Exodus. It changed a lot of peoples lives, it changed the conception of the Jewish people in the… — Leon Uris Accomplishment Copy Share Image
“Too many writers start with a good idea and carry it through the first chapters, then fall apart because they had no… — Leon Uris Fall apart Copy Share Image
You usually dont know what you are going to write about so you go to the places and talk to the people… — Leon Uris Events Copy Share Image
It all begins and ends in the same place, doesn't it? Conor and me in Ballyutogue. We all come home eventually. — Leon Uris Come home Copy Share Image
“The only time we can attract a crowd is for some pilgrimage up some god-damned holy mountain to chase the snakes and… — Leon Uris Pilgrimage Copy Share Image
You can try to reach an audience, but you just write what comes out of you and you just hope that it… — Leon Uris Accepted Copy Share Image
“La actitud de los árabes ha llegado a extremos injustificables. Se niegan a sentarse a la misma mesa que los judíos, a… — Leon Uris Amor Copy Share Image
To me, a writer is one of the most important soldiers in the fight for survival of the human race. He must… — Leon Uris Causes Copy Share Image
If you're lucky enough to fall in love, that's one thing. Otherwise all that was ever truly beautiful to me was boyhood.… — Leon Uris Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Sin? What is sin inside the dynamic of family relationships? It is a mystery that began with man. No one can solve… — Leon Uris Family Copy Share Image
Miss Abigail, I want to be an author because writers know when a person is lonely. I mean, when Molly read me… — Leon Uris Abigail Copy Share Image
Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for… — Leon Uris Art Copy Share Image
The first thing you have to do is get immersed in the project, organizing yourself, knowing what you are going after and… — Leon Uris Book Copy Share Image
Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old… — Leon Uris Arrogance Copy Share Image
“Before we pass judgment on the Germans let me say that I have never found an American who has expressed personal guilt… — Leon Uris Germans Copy Share Image
“We once again man the barricades -- alone. Berated by our smug, so-called allies, of the Western Democracies. Islam is going to… — Leon Uris Israel Copy Share Image
“With so much utter insanity all about, a man had to keep a clear head. Clement reckoned a scientist could actually chart… — Leon Uris Clear head Copy Share Image
“Nonsense. Islam is unable to live at peace with anyone. We Arabs are the worst. We can’t live with the world, and… — Leon Uris Judaism Copy Share Image
“At the edge of the sea he took her to the ruins of the synagogue of Capernaum. Here, Jesus walked and taught… — Leon Uris Jesus Walked Copy Share Image
A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be… — Leon Uris Blind Copy Share Image
I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish — Leon Uris Inspiration Copy Share Image
Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built — Leon Uris Book Copy Share Image
To be homeward bound, no matter what tragic memories you have harbored, is unlike any voyage a man can ever make. — Leon Uris Matter Copy Share Image
Look at me, man, look at me and tell me I don't know what I'm about. I'm Conor Larkin. I'm an Irishman… — Leon Uris Enough Copy Share Image
I am very proud of this work because it is more about the meaning of the Easter Rising and its relationship to… — Leon Uris Century Copy Share Image
Love can't mature in one room. It has to come out of the full sharing of everything: joys, aspirations, downfalls, all of… — Leon Uris Aspiration Copy Share Image
On one occasion I went to Afghanistan to look at the borders and learn something about the situation there to see if… — Leon Uris Afghanistan Copy Share Image
All you have the right to ask of life is to choose a battle in this war, make the best you can,… — Leon Uris Battle Copy Share Image
I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps. — Leon Uris Book Copy Share Image
The first thing you have to do is get immersed in the project, organizing yourself, knowing what you are going after and… — Leon Uris Firsts Copy Share Image
Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning… — Leon Uris Battle Copy Share Image
“On May 9, 1916, the British and French entered into a clandestine treaty on how they intended to carve up the region.… — Leon Uris Dreams Copy Share Image
