"I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm……" — Elmore Leonard

"I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck."

— Elmore Leonard

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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.

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More Buck Quotes

This quote is filed under Buck Quotes, one of 163 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. — Tom Brokaw
And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else. — Jimmy Buffett
Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never had any standard but the… — Raymond Chandler
The first century money changers were in the temple, but they didn't have the spirit of the temple... They were… — Jim Cymbala
"S" on my chest cause I'm ready to save him Ready to get buck on anybody that plays him — Nicki Minaj
Now all my niggas gettin buck Overbite — Nicki Minaj
As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her invention,… — William Shakespeare
In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money… — Lee Iacocca
I like to go to the frat house and drink with my white friends, because anytime you go drinking at… — Aries Spears
That buck that bought a bottle could have struck the lotto — Nas
The buck stops with me, but I can tick off dozens of very good senior executives that are responsible for… — Rupert Murdoch
I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I… — Rachel Bilson

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