I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I merely try to write as the character would write, and I never forget that the average man, from the fields, the streets, the bars, the offices and even the gutters of his country, has acquired a vividness of speech that goes beyond anything I could invent, and that if I stick to this heritage, this logos of the American countryside, I shall attain a maximum of effectiveness with very little effort.
Writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational. - James M. Cain
Writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational.
- James M. Cain
I write of the wish that comes true--for some reason, a terrifying thought. - James M. Cain
I write of the wish that comes true--for some reason, a terrifying thought.
I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I merely try to write as the character wou… - James M. Cain
I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I merely try to write as the character wou…
If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep anyone else up either". - James M. Cain
If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep anyone else up either".
You usually can tell when a writer is going down hill by the size of his liquor bill. - James M. Cain
You usually can tell when a writer is going down hill by the size of his liquor bill.
The hand that holds the money cracks the whip. - James M. Cain
The hand that holds the money cracks the whip.
If you have to do it, you can do it. - James M. Cain
If you have to do it, you can do it.
I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake - James M. Cain
I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake
Time is the only critic. - James M. Cain
Time is the only critic.
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