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Alan Furst Quotes

The 1930s was a funny time. People knew they might not live for another six months, so if they were attracted to one another, there was no time to dawdle Picture Quote #1

Yes, I’m a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and 40s. I’ve never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn’t know what to say about contemporary society Picture Quote #1

I love Paris for the million reasons that everybody loves the city. It’s an incredibly romantic and beautiful place Picture Quote #1

I started writing in my 20s. I just wanted to write, but I didn’t have anything to write about, so in the beginning, I wrote entertainments - mainly murder mysteries Picture Quote #1

Good people don’t spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad people spend all their time being bad. It is all they think about Picture Quote #1

Romantic love, or sex, is the only good thing in a life that is being lived in a dark way Picture Quote #1

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One is what one has the nerve to pretend to be Picture Quote #1

You write a lot of books; you hope you get better Picture Quote #1

If you’re a writer, you’re always working Picture Quote #1

I’m not really a mass market writer Picture Quote #1

I don’t inflict horrors on readers Picture Quote #1

You can’t make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic Picture Quote #1

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I have a very serious censorship office inside my head; it censors things that I could tell you that you would never forget, and I don’t want to be the person to stick that in your brain Picture Quote #1

Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don’t tell them Picture Quote #1

I don’t really write plots. I use history as the engine that drives everything Picture Quote #1

Good people don’t spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad people spend all their time being bad. It is all they think about Picture Quote #1

Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually believe what they said Picture Quote #1

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The 1930s was a funny time. People knew they might not live for another six months, so if they were attracted to one another, there was no time to dawdle. (Alan Furst Quotes) Yes, I’m a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and 40s. I’ve never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn’t know what to say about contemporary society. (Alan Furst Quotes) I love Paris for the million reasons that everybody loves the city. It’s an incredibly romantic and beautiful place. (Alan Furst Quotes) I started writing in my 20s. I just wanted to write, but I didn’t have anything to write about, so in the beginning, I wrote entertainments - mainly murder mysteries. (Alan Furst Quotes) Good people don’t spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad people spend all their time being bad. It is all they think about. (Alan Furst Quotes) Romantic love, or sex, is the only good thing in a life that is being lived in a dark way (Alan Furst Quotes) One is what one has the nerve to pretend to be (Alan Furst Quotes) You write a lot of books; you hope you get better (Alan Furst Quotes) If you’re a writer, you’re always working (Alan Furst Quotes) I’m not really a mass market writer (Alan Furst Quotes) I don’t inflict horrors on readers (Alan Furst Quotes) You can’t make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic (Alan Furst Quotes) I have a very serious censorship office inside my head; it censors things that I could tell you that you would never forget, and I don’t want to be the person to stick that in your brain (Alan Furst Quotes) Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don’t tell them (Alan Furst Quotes) I don’t really write plots. I use history as the engine that drives everything (Alan Furst Quotes) Good people don’t spend their time being good. Good people want to spend their time mowing the lawn and playing with the dog. But bad people spend all their time being bad. It is all they think about (Alan Furst Quotes) Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually believe what they said (Alan Furst Quotes)

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