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Evan Hunter quotes

American Author October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005

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Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene. Evan Hunter
I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five..."
A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week. Evan Hunter
I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute. Evan Hunter
I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it? Evan Hunter
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me. Evan Hunter
I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for the Broadway musical I'm now working on. Aside from these, my aspirations are modest ones. Evan Hunter
It seemed to me... that the only valid people to deal with crime were cops, and I would like to make the lead character, rather than a single person, a squad of cops. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "I've never been a cop nor hope to be a cop, thanks."
I've never been a cop nor hope to be a cop, thanks. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "They'd taught him how to milk cows, and now they expected him..."
They'd taught him how to milk cows, and now they expected him to tame lions. Evan Hunter
I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting, and I had to do a lot of research on that. Or on any legal matters, for example, I have to do a lot of research online. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed..."
It's a matter of style. The Evan Hunter style and the Ed McBain style are very, very different. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I..."
Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing? Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be..."
I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference. Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter quote: "I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers..."
I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth. Evan Hunter

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