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Poetry will die when love and pain cease to exist. — Kellie Elmore

I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it. — Elmore Leonard

The happiest people I know live lives that revolve around serving others, not themselves. — Tim Elmore

You were given your gift for the joy you may give in return. — Cornelius Elmore Addison

I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing. — Elmore Leonard

My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will be entertained, too. — Elmore Leonard

He called out to no one in particular, Fire in the Hole! — Elmore Leonard

Leave out the parts that readers tend to skip. — Elmore Leonard

Flexibility, negotiation, and compromise are at the heart of loving relationships. — Ronn Elmore

I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.' — Elmore Leonard

I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out. I'm just telling a story. — Elmore Leonard

Don't interrupt a man when he's giving himself hell. — Elmore Leonard

If we change our thoughts from 'it's too late' to, 'there's still hope', we might see some change in the world. — Kellie Elmore

I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words. — Elmore Leonard

Quiet and calculating. He hasn't changed that much since. Always mild-mannered, the nice guy - until someone steps over the line and challenges him. — Elmore Leonard

Puttin' on a cowboy hat & a pair of boots doesn't make you country; Like puttin' on a ball gown & glass heels won't make me Cinderella. — Kellie Elmore

A wife's faithful to her husband, subject to him. It's in the bible. — Elmore Leonard

I love Elmore Leonard. To me, True Romance is basically like an Elmore Leonard movie. — Quentin Tarantino

Skip the boring parts. — Elmore Leonard

I try to leave out the parts readers skip. — Elmore Leonard

What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice. — Elmore Leonard

You never know what somebody might tell you,' Chris said, 'when they think you're somebody else. — Elmore Leonard

Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose. — Elmore Leonard

I used to be able to write five pages a day, every day, no problem. Now a good day is five or four pages, and that's from 9:30 A.M. until 6 P.M. — Elmore Leonard

What is grander than a country and more valuable than gold? Strength of heart. — Cornelius Elmore Addison

My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out. — Elmore Leonard

And should I die in her care, I would leave smiling because, I will linger in the hills beside her ... — Kellie Elmore

No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl. — Kellie Elmore

It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does. — Elmore Leonard

It's summer and time for wandering... — Kellie Elmore

All over the world ... the past was being wiped out by condominiums. — Elmore Leonard

Not dreams but night changes, not destiny but path changes, always keep your hopes alive, luck may or may not change, but time definitely chages. — Elmore Leonard

I've learned if you're ever angry enough to hit somebody, don't do it. Cool down and get yourself a pistol. — Elmore Leonard

My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. — Elmore Leonard

A: Anyone who looks like she does has to be somebody ...
B: What does she look like?
A: An ice cream. I had a spoon I would have eaten her. — Elmore Leonard

The personality and the ego scream, while the soul whispers. — Elmore Leonard

I am but a firefly caught in his jar and when he looks at me, I can't help but glow. — Kellie Elmore

A pen connects you to the paper. It definitely matters. — Elmore Leonard

There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be. — Len Elmore

To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.' — Elmore Leonard

Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to put in the commas and shit. — Elmore Leonard

Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people's shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls. — Kellie Elmore

If you're going to spend your life standing on principle, you want to be sure everyone understands what the principle is. — Elmore Leonard

The pen to a writer is like a cigarette to a smoker; they need it to take the edge off. — Kellie Elmore

Some of the best memories are made in flip flops. — Kellie Elmore

Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days ... — Kellie Elmore

Using adverbs is a mortal sin. — Elmore Leonard

She said very quietly, "Mitch?" "What?" "There's somebody downstairs." "I know there is. — Elmore Leonard

Tony was a lawyer, so you had to accept the fact he was opinionated and full of shit. — Elmore Leonard

Dreams are humans wings. — Kellie Elmore

I always felt, you don't have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job. — Elmore Leonard

That dip in the road- that sends your belly to your throat ... that's how it feels when you kiss me. — Kellie Elmore

I don't think writers compete, I think they're all doing separate things in their own style. — Elmore Leonard

How mighty you are as death comes upon you and your color fades. Yet from life and lush to bold array, screaming into the night. — Kellie Elmore

If we are ready to tear down the walls that confine us, break the cage that imprisons us, we will discover what our wings are for — Michael Elmore-Meegan

She wondered what he looked like with his hat off and wondered again if he knew he was funny. — Elmore Leonard

Elmore James only knew one lick, but you had the feeling that he meant it. — Frank Zappa

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay. — Elmore Leonard

Writers - all writers, even screenwriters - like to make their mark. I don't think many screenwriters can write. They pass as writers. — Elmore Leonard

Do you want me to tell you what I give a shit about at age sixty-five', Cullen said, 'and what I don't give a shit about?'
(page 262) — Elmore Leonard

Sacrifices made for love are fine, unless the sacrifice is you. — Kellie Elmore

If it sounds like writing, I rewrite. — Elmore Leonard

I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted. — Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard famously said that a story is real life with the boring parts left out. — Lisa Cron

There's something happening here, I know it. It's right in front of my face, but I just can't see it. — Elmore Leonard

All the information you need can be given in dialogue. — Elmore Leonard

I have yet to be completely submerged in reality, for drowning in the sky. — Kellie Elmore

Oh, those warm days of stumbling words; blinded eyes, embracing in sweet slow dances and sipping courage from a bottle for sneaking kisses. — Kellie Elmore

I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck. — Elmore Leonard

Winter is much like unrequited love; cold and merciless. — Kellie Elmore

Never use the words 'suddenly' or 'all hell broke loose.' — Elmore Leonard

Let it Ride channels Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, with dialogue Quentin Tarantino would kill for. — Ken Bruen

Love is the castle, doubt is the moat, desire is the paddle and hope is the boat. — Kellie Elmore

I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back. — Elmore Leonard

It is noble to love another without caring to know who gave them breath. — Cornelius Elmore Addison

I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer. — Elmore Leonard

There's nothing like work to take your mind off your worries. — Elmore Leonard

Don't worry about what your mother thinks of your language. — Elmore Leonard

I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means. — M. Ward

Forward, towards the danger! — Phil Elmore

Try not to write the parts that people skip. — Elmore Leonard

From where it came and to where it goes, I wish I knew, like the river knows. — Kellie Elmore

Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go. — Kellie Elmore

Maybe Heaven will be a library and then I might get to finish my 'to-read' list. — Kellie Elmore

I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer! — Elmore Leonard

I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring. — Elmore Leonard

Everyone has his own sound. I'm not going to presume how to tell anybody how to write. — Elmore Leonard

There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much. — Elmore Leonard

Sometimes if you talk trash, you end up taking out the garbage. — Len Elmore

Resting on the roots of this old oak I lean back against his knotted trunk, shine my granny smith on my sleeve And ponder the days ... — Kellie Elmore

"Wonderful things can happen", Vincent said, "when you plant seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes." — Elmore Leonard

The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in. — Elmore Leonard

I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together. — Elmore Leonard

Serve no one with your gift, but all. — Cornelius Elmore Addison

To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing. — Elmore Leonard

Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity. — Kellie Elmore

There were a lot of terms you had to learn, as opposed to the shylock business where all you had to know how to say was 'Give me the fuckin money. — Elmore Leonard

I firmly disbelieve in death. A spirit never dies. Where it wanders when it leaves the flesh, is a cognitive proposition. — Kellie Elmore

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write. — Elmore Leonard

I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages, though I'll make an exception for Don Delillo. — Elmore Leonard