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If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I…
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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or…
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At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know…
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I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.
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Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.
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I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages, though I'll…
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My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
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What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
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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,…
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The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.
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Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
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I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.
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There was a proposal in California that would keep out Wal-Mart but allow Costco. You opposed it. Are you nuts? That's true:…
— James Sinegal
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Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.
— Budd Schulberg
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I knew the full 'Judy Garland Carnegie Hall' double album set at age 2. And then my mother wondered why I was…
— Mario Cantone
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I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll…
— Elmore Leonard
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If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let's go skydiving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just…
— Rick Mercer
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Belane, are you nuts?" Who knows? Insanity is comparative. Who sets the norm?
— Charles Bukowski
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WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS? THE MAN'S A VAMPIRE! Yeah, but he's a really, REALLY sexy one.
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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The vampire bible, bound in human skin, written in blood, and full of prophecies that were never wrong. Trouble was, if you…
— MaryJanice Davidson
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Vanity, in a fairy tale, will make you evil. Vanity in the real world will drive you nuts. Vanity makes you say…
— Richard Siken
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Family: They drive you crazy. They drive you nuts. They drive you loony. But: They drive you.
— Karina Barton
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Donald, are you nuts? What's going on here?
— Mickey Mouse
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It has to be the big picture for me. A lot of people saw this job as you put them in a…
— Rachel Zoe
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