Book Quote by Tony Hillerman Download Open image “I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading.” — Tony Hillerman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Book Imagine Imagine that Long Reading Reading books Want Writing Years
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I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
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I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
“But if I'd known I was going to live so damn long, I'd have taken better care of myself.” — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
A writer is like a bag lady going through life with a sack and a pointed stick collecting stuff. — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
The first Chapter Law is, "Don't spend much time on it. You're going to have to rewrite it." — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
Everything is connected. The wing of the corn beetle affects the direction of the wind, the way the sand drifts, the way the light… — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place. — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
“Someone had been digging. Someone had been looting. A pot hunter. A Thief of Time.” — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for… — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
Thoughts, and words that spring from them, bend the individual's reality. To speak of death is to invite it. To think of sorrow is… — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
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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
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
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
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I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
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The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy. — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image