Pelecanos Books Quotes & Sayings

I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books. — George Pelecanos

Did you know, ma'am, that our mutual friend can say "kiss my arse" in six languages? — Liz Carlyle

When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. — A.A. Milne

Though it had been over a year, she staggered through the world like one freshly bludgeoned by love. — Alexandra Kleeman

What in the world would we do without our libraries? — Katharine Hepburn

His worst fantasy her reality
he pulls the strings
does unspeakable things
A sadistic entrance
for his acceptance — Diana Rasmussen

I think it looks hot," Duke says. "But that's just coming from the guy who hopes to play another role in your rebellion. — Kasie West

When I was young and bold and strong,
The right was right, the wrong was wrong.
With plume on high and flag unfurled,
I rode away to right the world.
But now I'm old - and good and bad,
Are woven in a crazy plaid.
I sit and say the world is so,
And wise is s/he who lets it go. — Dorothy Parker

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it — Oscar Wilde

Whoa, whoa!" he says as he sits up in bed. "You're beautiful. There is no ugly now. And I'm sure there was no ugly then. It was only how you felt when you were sick. I can understand that. But I can also assure you that you have never been ugly. There is only beauty here. — Lisa Mondello

So we're tempted to despair - the despair of the not-as-great-as-we-want-to-be. Charles Spurgeon's epitaph on Alexander could easily describe one way we can go: See Alexander's tears! He weeps! Yes, he weeps for another world to conquer! Ambition is insatiable! The gain of the whole world is not enough. Surely to become a universal monarch, is to make one's self universally miserable.13 — Dave Harvey

I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people listening to music that I would never listen to personally, because it fits and defines their character. — George Pelecanos

But you could conceivably be attracted to me. Theoretically."
"But then again. Maybe not. Your eyes, I mean. Because, of course, you're a homicidal maniac."
"Stop, you'll make me blush."
"With a sense of humor that makes you even more disturbing. — B.G. Harlen

i just want my girls to have babies. that's all. so they know what i know. — Elizabeth Noble

...anyone can make a desert and call it peace... — Kate Elliott

The reason some crime writers have a chip on their shoulder about the label is because their good books are shelved beside books about nuns and birdwatchers and cats who solve crimes. Overseas, my books are reviewed alongside those of authors like Robert Stone and Don DeLillo, and I have to live and die by that comparison. They don't ghettoize crime writers in other countries, and of course they shouldn't. — George Pelecanos

Yes. Your plan is sound. I will go first."
Moria stood at his back, dagger raised. Gavril pushed the door. It did not budge. He eyed it and seemed ready to bash his shoulder into it when she whispered, "You cannot fight with a dislocated sword arm, Kitsune. Kick it."
He hesitated.
"If you fall on your arse, I'll not laugh." She paused. "Or not loudly. — Kelley Armstrong

All simple souls must admire and respect one another, saying: 'Let us proceed each one along our path to the same goal, united in purpose and by means of God's order which, in its great variety, is in us all. — Jean-Pierre De Caussade