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Michael Connelly Quotes

The built-in form is a window frame. You can use this genre [crime fiction] to go where you want to go, and explore what you want to explore. In some ways it gives you a lot of freedom because you have a framework readers are looking for Picture Quote #1

Las Vegas was like that. There was a visceral attraction here. The bold promise of money and sex. But the first was a broken promise, a mirage, and the second was fraught with danger, expense, physical and mental risk. It was where the real gambling took place in this town Picture Quote #1

I saw a sneak preview of Jack Reacher and give two thumbs up to Tom Cruise. He did a great job with the role Picture Quote #1

It’s only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing to Paradise Road Picture Quote #1

There is nothing like the start of a season, before all the one-run losses, pitching breakdowns and missed opportunities. Before reality sets in Picture Quote #1

Money. The ultimate motivation. The ultimate way of keeping score Picture Quote #1

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What is important is not what you hear said, it’s what you observe Picture Quote #1

Write every day even if it is just a paragraph Picture Quote #1

Everybody counts or nobody counts Picture Quote #1

We’re all seeking order. We’re all seeking control Picture Quote #1

What is jealousy but a reflection of your own failures? Picture Quote #1

The characters I write about are very internal Picture Quote #1

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There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there Picture Quote #1

There is no client as scary as an innocent man Picture Quote #1

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer Picture Quote #1

Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots Picture Quote #1

I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books Picture Quote #1

Deep in my heart it still feels like I’m a journalist even though I haven’t worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years Picture Quote #1

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I think there’s a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don’t believe that Picture Quote #1

I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven’t seen and going back to places I have seen and love Picture Quote #1

That’s the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else’s worst Picture Quote #1

I feel I’m functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I’m trying to get the world accurate Picture Quote #1

I don’t think anyone will believe me, but I’ve never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book Picture Quote #1

I don’t miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don’t have the access I used to Picture Quote #1

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... it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character Picture Quote #1

I’m always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps Picture Quote #1

In the long run, all wrongs are righted, every minus is equalized with a plus, the columns are totaled and the totals are found correct. But that’s in the long run. We must live in the short run and matters are often unjust there. The compensating for us of the universe makes all the accounts come out even, but they grind down the good as well as the wicked in the process Picture Quote #1

She refused to accept the simple truism that the better you were, the bigger threat you were to those at the top Picture Quote #1

You know you’re going to get burned from time to time. It’s just part of the game. So when it happens you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and forget about it because they’re about to snap the ball again Picture Quote #1

There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren’t enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men Picture Quote #1

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The built-in form is a window frame. You can use this genre [crime fiction] to go where you want to go, and explore what you want to explore. In some ways it gives you a lot of freedom because you have a framework readers are looking for (Michael Connelly Quotes) Las Vegas was like that. There was a visceral attraction here. The bold promise of money and sex. But the first was a broken promise, a mirage, and the second was fraught with danger, expense, physical and mental risk. It was where the real gambling took place in this town (Michael Connelly Quotes) I saw a sneak preview of Jack Reacher and give two thumbs up to Tom Cruise. He did a great job with the role (Michael Connelly Quotes) It’s only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing to Paradise Road (Michael Connelly Quotes) There is nothing like the start of a season, before all the one-run losses, pitching breakdowns and missed opportunities. Before reality sets in (Michael Connelly Quotes) Money. The ultimate motivation. The ultimate way of keeping score (Michael Connelly Quotes) What is important is not what you hear said, it’s what you observe (Michael Connelly Quotes) Write every day even if it is just a paragraph (Michael Connelly Quotes) Everybody counts or nobody counts (Michael Connelly Quotes) We’re all seeking order. We’re all seeking control (Michael Connelly Quotes) What is jealousy but a reflection of your own failures? (Michael Connelly Quotes) The characters I write about are very internal (Michael Connelly Quotes) There is nothing you can do about the past except keep it there (Michael Connelly Quotes) There is no client as scary as an innocent man (Michael Connelly Quotes) I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer (Michael Connelly Quotes) Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots (Michael Connelly Quotes) I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including the twin towers. I have made small references to 9/11 in my past two books (Michael Connelly Quotes) Deep in my heart it still feels like I’m a journalist even though I haven’t worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years (Michael Connelly Quotes) I think there’s a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don’t believe that (Michael Connelly Quotes) I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven’t seen and going back to places I have seen and love (Michael Connelly Quotes) That’s the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else’s worst (Michael Connelly Quotes) I feel I’m functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I’m trying to get the world accurate (Michael Connelly Quotes) I don’t think anyone will believe me, but I’ve never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book (Michael Connelly Quotes) I don’t miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don’t have the access I used to (Michael Connelly Quotes) ... it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character (Michael Connelly Quotes) I’m always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps (Michael Connelly Quotes) In the long run, all wrongs are righted, every minus is equalized with a plus, the columns are totaled and the totals are found correct. But that’s in the long run. We must live in the short run and matters are often unjust there. The compensating for us of the universe makes all the accounts come out even, but they grind down the good as well as the wicked in the process (Michael Connelly Quotes) She refused to accept the simple truism that the better you were, the bigger threat you were to those at the top (Michael Connelly Quotes) You know you’re going to get burned from time to time. It’s just part of the game. So when it happens you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and forget about it because they’re about to snap the ball again (Michael Connelly Quotes) There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren’t enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men (Michael Connelly Quotes)

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