I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art. Michael Connelly artcallchandler Change image and share on social
I feel I'm functioning at some level as a journalist because even though I write fiction, I'm trying to get the world accurate. Michael Connelly accuratefeelfiction Change image and share on social
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs my work. Michael Connelly abyssdarknessfriedrich Change image and share on social
I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps. Michael Connelly experiencehelpshake Change image and share on social
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 changeconsumptionhuge share on social
A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and blogs. Michael Connelly blogcentercommunity Change image and share on social
I've sold 11 of my books to Hollywood. There are all kinds of my books on shelves in Hollywood because the scripts didn't capture the characters. Michael Connelly bookcapturecharacter Change image and share on social
I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to. Michael Connelly accesscadrecop share on social
That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst. Michael Connelly badhappenirony Change image and share on social
The characters I write about are very internal. Michael Connelly characterinternalwrite Change image and share on social
