Buck Quote by Elmore Leonard Download Open image “I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.” — Elmore Leonard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Buck Bucks Going Make Posterity Write Writing
Don't write for money. Write because you love to do something. If you write for money, you won't write anything worth reading. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I can't write. I can handle bits of simple-minded advert copy or a poster slogan, so answering questions is about all I'm good for. — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Write because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell something. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
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You are writing for your contemporaries - not for Posterity. If you are lucky, your contemporaries will become Posterity. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
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“There’s something happening here, I know it. It’s right in front of my face, but I just can’t see it.” — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in. — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it. — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style. — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
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, it's still… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
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“A wife's faithful to her husband, subject to him. It's in the bible.” — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
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For every dollar you give away, you'll get a hundred back. And for every buck you steal, you'll lose a thousand. — Albert R. Broccoli Copy Share Image
I hope I don't have to buck the system. But if it requires bucking, I will do it. — Todd Rokita Copy Share Image
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Usually, the extras have a different mentality. I had the mentality of an artist, because I was a 'ballet-rina.' But most extras are out… — Teri Garr Copy Share Image
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