William Landay quotes

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head. (William Landay)
Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes. View quote
William Landay
You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time. View quote
William Landay
I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design. View quote
William Landay
I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to. View quote
William Landay
Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far. View quote
William Landay
Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie. View quote
William Landay
I'm a bit of a tech geek myself. View quote
William Landay
I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me. View quote
William Landay
I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me. View quote
William Landay
When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist. (William Landay)
Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster. View quote
William Landay
The interior of a teenager's mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever. View quote
William Landay
An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind. View quote
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. View quote
William Landay
There are many more ways to be attractive than to be beautiful. View quote
William Landay
the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty. View quote
William Landay
There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching. View quote
William Landay
We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward. View quote
William Landay
At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead. View quote
William Landay

William Landay

William Landay - Image
Photo: William Landay, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: July 1, 1963
Quotes count: 20

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