You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic. Alan Furst accommodationcrucialheroic Change image and share on social
Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them. Alan Furst characterwrite Change image and share on social
I think I honestly invented my own genre, the historical spy novel. Alan Furst genrehistoricalhonestly Change image and share on social
My grandmother, whom I adored, and who partly raised me, loved Liberace, and she watched Liberace every afternoon, and when she watched Liberace, she'd get dressed up and put on makeup because I think she thought if she could see Liberace, Liberace could see her. Alan Furst adoreafternoondress share on social
My theory is that sometimes writers write books because they want to read them, and they aren't there to be read. And I think that was true of me. Alan Furst bookreadtheory Change image and share on social
A book must have moral purpose to be any good. Why, I don't know. Alan Furst bookgoodmoral Change image and share on social
Romantic love, or sex, is the only good thing in a life that is being lived in a dark way. Alan Furst darkgoodlife Change image and share on social
People know accuracy when they read it; they can feel it. Alan Furst accuracyfeelpeople Change image and share on social
You write a lot of books; you hope you get better. Alan Furst bookhopelot Change image and share on social