Books Quote by Evan Hunter Download Open image “Mystery fiction was considered a stepchild of literature.” — Evan Hunter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Considered Fiction Literature Mystery
... the main concern of the fiction writer is with mystery as it is incarnated in human life. — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that… — Tana French Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think I have… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I frankly couldn't imagine being a series mystery-fiction writer, churning out book after book about the same viewpoint character. — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
Mystery, investigation, false leads, solution - we associate that structure with genre fiction, but it exists in our real lives, too. There's no reason… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
“As a general rule, I surmise that most fictional stories are populated by misfits, changelings, and oddities, which is what makes the writing interesting… — Todd Crawshaw Copy Share Image
If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The appeal of writing is primarily the investigation of mystery. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
“They'd taught him how to milk cows,and now they expected him to tame lions.” — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
“Do you condemn the kids for not having been blessed with I.Q.s of 120? Can you condemn the kids? Can you condemn anyone? Can… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
“They taught him how to milk cows and now they expected him to tame lions. Perhaps they expected him to behave like all good… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
It's hard to write an Evan Hunter novel because I really am starting from scratch. I'm assuming a new voice each time. The McBain… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a softy. I think the 87th Precinct novels are very sentimental, and the cops are idealistic guys. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
When I started writing, most of the police department in New York City, especially above the rank of detective, were Irish, Irish-American. I thought… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I was a blond-haired kid with blue eyes, growing up in an Italian ghetto. I had a very high IQ. In elementary school, I… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different. — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
