"I can't say that I ever actually decided……" — William Landay
"I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me."
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22 Quotes by William Landay
William Landay has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.
- There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching.
- Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.
- Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.
- I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.
- I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
- I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
- I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.
- Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
- You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their…
- Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always…
- Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop…
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