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
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
A book must have moral purpose to be any good. Why, I don't know. Alan Furst bookgoodmoral Change image and share on social
'The Levanter' features some of the strongest action scenes to be found in Ambler - who can, in some of his fiction, stay in one place for a whole novel. Alan Furst actionamblerfeature 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
You have to have heart's passion to write a novel. Alan Furst heartpassionwrite Change image and share on social
I knew I was a writer; I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't know what to write. Alan Furst knowwantwrite Change image and share on social
Yes, I'm a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and '40s. I've never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn't know what to say about contemporary society. Alan Furst 1930s40scontemporary Change image and share on social
I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had been written then. I think of them as '40s novels, written in the conservative narrative past. Alan Furst 30s40sbook Change image and share on social