"I get letters. I get several a week,……" — Elmore Leonard
"I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph."
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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 Autograph Quotes
This quote is filed under Autograph Quotes,
one of 128 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and…
— James Lee Burke
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It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want…
— George Clooney
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Is not a kiss the very autograph of love?
— Unknown Author
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Every rose is an autograph from the hand of the Almighty God on this world about us. He has inscribed…
— Theodore Parker
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Hey, over here! Have your picture taken with a reclusive author! Today only, we'll throw in a free autograph! But…
— Thomas Pynchon
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Once asked if he felt wearied by the constant onslaught of autograph seekers, actor Gregory Peck replied that he would…
— Christopher Lee
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I say to the young blokes, when you get asked for an autograph, don't knock it back because there'll be…
— Unknown Author
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It's strange, somebody asked for my autograph the other day. Because I finished school and I'm not really doing anything…
— Robert Pattinson
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Some girl asked me for an autograph and I asked her why, she said because she admires me. I said…
— Nikki Sixx
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My fame? Truly I don't consider myself famous...long way to go yet. But if anyone does ask for an autograph…
— Henry Cavill
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Once, when we were playing at the Apollo Theater, Holiday was working a block away at the Harlem Opera House.…
— Ella Fitzgerald
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Somebody wanted me to autograph her breast and I kindly refused. She was in college. I thought maybe I shouldn't…
— Matt Czuchry
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