Elmore John Leonard Jr. è stato uno scrittore, sceneggiatore e produttore cinematografico statunitense. Wikipedia
“I leave out the parts that people skip.”
When asked about the popularity of his detective novels, quoted by William Zinsser, A Family of Readers Book-of-the-Month Club (1986)
"Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 (4A), July/August 2009
Variante: Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
Newsweek (April 22, 1985)
Origine: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
Origine: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.”
Elmore Leonard libro Freaky Deaky
Origine: Freaky Deaky
“I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted.”
Elmore Leonard libro LaBrava
Origine: LaBrava
Elmore Leonard libro Out of Sight
Jack Foley
Out of Sight (1996)
Elmore Leonard libro The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan, The Big Bounce (1969)
“What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.”
Elmore Leonard libro Be Cool
Darryl, Be Cool (1999)
"Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 (4A), July/August 2009
