Quote by Evan Hunter Download Open image ““They'd taught him how to milk cows,and now they expected him to tame lions.”” — Evan Hunter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“He looked the blond lion straight in the eye and learned how large and wonderful the wild world was where there are no cages… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“There is no animal that can intimidate a lion to act against his will.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“Small wonder he refused to marry. Why buy a cow when there were udders all around begging to be milked?” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“He would flay the fox, say the ape's paternoster, return to his sheep, and turn the hogs to the hay. He would beat the… — François Rabelais Copy Share Image
“It is only wishful thinking that makes a sheep seek that a lion feeds on grass just to make it comfortable.” — Magnus Nwagu Amudi Copy Share Image
“Keep your head up, he said, you are a lion, don’t forget that and neither will the sheep.” — Atticus Poetry 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
