"But sometimes you can't figure everything out because……" — William Landay
"But sometimes you can't figure everything out because you can't ever really understand other people. You can't understand why they do what they do. You just have to accept a little mystery, Ben. People are mysterious, the world is mysterious. You can't know everything. You're not supposed to. This isn't a history book. It's just the world. It's a messy place."
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William Landay
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22 Quotes by William Landay
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We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.
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There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching.
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Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.
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Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.
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I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.
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I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.
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I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
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I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.
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Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
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You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their…
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Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always…
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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.
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