"I have fun writing. I don't make it……" — Elmore Leonard

"I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it."

— Elmore Leonard

Chore Quotes Chores Quotes Fun Quotes Fun Writing Quotes Have Fun Quotes Having Fun Quotes Make Quotes Struggle Quotes Writing Quotes

62 Quotes by Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard has 62 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to…
Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this…
At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline.…
I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.
Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.
I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages,…
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's…
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.
Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.

See all 62 quotes by Elmore Leonard »

More Chore Quotes

This quote is filed under Chore Quotes, one of 81 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I… — Erma Bombeck
I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't… — Eric Clapton
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to… — Julie Andrews
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a… — Kate DiCamillo
When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a… — Louis C. K.
Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to… — David Sarnoff
I approached the bulk of my schoolwork as a chore rather than an intellectual adventure. — Steven Chu
I approached the bulk of my schoolwork as a chore rather than an intellectual adventure. The tedium was relieved by… — Steven Chu
They are wrong who think that politics is like an ocean voyage or a military campaign, something to be done… — Plutarch
I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a… — Anna Paquin
The upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug!… — Whitley Strieber
Keeping a [journal] need not be a major chore-just a few minutes of notes each day can be valuable. Writing… — Roger N. Walsh

See all 81 Chore Quotes »