Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I've never written a good line. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bad book catch
I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two. Dennis Lehane absurddarkfind share on social
Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job. Dennis Lehane chaosfocusjob Change image and share on social
I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic. Dennis Lehane capabledeeplyhigh Change image and share on social
I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it. Jack Nicklaus catchfishhave Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social