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Michael Connelly Quotes

Michael Connelly quotes about thinking

American Author July 21, 1956

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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
In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier. Michael Connelly
The bag was a hybrid I had picked up at a store called Suitcase City while I was plotting my comeback. [...] It had a logo on it -- a mountain ridgeline with the words "Suitcase City" printed across it like the Hollywood sign. Above it, skylights swept the horizon, completing the dream image of desire and hope. I think that logo was the real reason I liked the bag. Because I knew Suitcase City wasn't a store. It was a place. It was Los Angeles. Michael Connelly
I'm going to have to go out there. She had a mother and a brother. See who's still around and can look at this thing."Harry, you sure you--"You think I have a choice? Michael Connelly
What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance. Michael Connelly
I think there'd be huge losses if there weren't newspapers. I know everything's shifting to the Internet and some people would say, 'News is news, what you're talking about is a change of consumption, not the product that's out there.' But I think there is a change. Michael Connelly
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
I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had. Michael Connelly
I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true. Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly quote: "I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been..."
I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book. Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly quote: "I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing..."
I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps. Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly quote: "I think there's a general misconception that anything written..."
I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that. Michael Connelly

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