"A pen connects you to the paper. It…" — Elmore Leonard
"A pen connects you to the paper. It definitely matters."
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62 Quotes by Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard has 62 quotes on this site.
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If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to…
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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this…
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At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline.…
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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,…
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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…
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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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More Connects Quotes
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It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us',…
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The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the…
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Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with…
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Prayer is the link that connects us with God.
— A B Simpson
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Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and…
— David Whyte
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I take comfort that aging happens to everybody. It's part of life. Aging offers great lessons in dignity, since the…
— Diane Lane
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Men have been found to deny woman intellect; they have credited her with instinct, with intuition, with a capacity to…
— W L George
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Everything connects to everything; therefore, as we change, the world cannot but change with us.
— Marianne Williamson
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The universe gives to those who ask without favor. The electric plug which connects you is desire.
— Walter Russell
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It seems to me that every phenomenon, every fact, itself is the really interesting object. Whoever explains it, or connects…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Psychological wealth includes life satisfaction, the feeling that life is full of meaning, a sense of engagement in interesting activities,…
— Ed Diener
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A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he…
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