William Landay Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by William Landay:

I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.
~William Landay


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I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.
~William Landay


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You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.
~William Landay


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When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.
~William Landay


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Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#30994066

Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
~William Landay


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Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#d6fb9634

I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#1725d854

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.
~William Landay


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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#be266e64

Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#b9ada4eb

I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.
~William Landay


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/william-landay-quotes/#39ac8dea

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