--- title: "4 Stanley Ellin Quotes - Famous Writer (Uncertain Endings)" description: "Stanley Bernard Ellin was an American mystery writer. Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York. After a brief tenure in the Army, at the insistence of his w..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b172/author-stanley-ellin-65771.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Stanley Ellin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b172/author-stanley-ellin-65771.jpg) # Stanley Ellin (1916–1986) Writer United States **4** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Stanley Ellin was a writer from the United States, best known for *Uncertain Endings*. ## Quick Facts About Stanley Ellin Born October 6, 1916 Died July 31, 1986 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Uncertain Endings ## About Stanley Ellin Stanley Bernard Ellin was an American mystery writer. Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York. After a brief tenure in the Army, at the insistence of his wife, Ellin began writing full time. While his novels are acclaimed, he is best known for his short stories. In May 1948, his first sale, and one of Ellin's most famous short stories, "The Specialty of the House", appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. ## Awards & Honors Grand Prix de Littérature Policière The Grand Master Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel ## Quotes by Stanley Ellin > [No one put a gun to your head and ordered you to become a writer. One writes out of his own choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-ellin/no-one-put-a-gun-to-your-head-and-ordered-you-to-become-a-writer-one/) Stanley Ellin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/stanley-ellin-65771_be-prepared_no-one-put-a-gun-to-your-head-and-ordere_1547741.jpg) > [The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-ellin/the-way-he-plays-chess-demonstrates-a-man-s-whole-nature/) Stanley Ellin [Chess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/stanley-ellin-65771_chess_the-way-he-plays-chess-demonstrates-a-ma_1776762.png) > [“There are some sleeping dogs that should be left to lie; there are some questions that should not be asked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-ellin/there-are-some-sleeping-dogs-that-should-be-left-to-lie-there-are/) Stanley Ellin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/stanley-ellin-65771_asked_there-are-some-sleeping-dogs-that-should_2394246.png) > [The crime fiction genre offers the writer infinite diversity of theme and treatment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-ellin/the-crime-fiction-genre-offers-the-writer-infinite-diversity-of-theme/) Stanley Ellin [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/stanley-ellin-65771_crime_the-crime-fiction-genre-offers-the-write_2815254.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-ellin/#itemlist", "name": "Stanley Ellin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No one put a gun to your head and ordered you to become a writer. 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