I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth.

- Ed Mcbain

I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a …

- Ed Mcbain

We need leaders who can reflect theologically and help develop more robust thinking that understands how context affects our understanding of God, hu…

- Ed Mcbain

Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if anothe…

- Ed Mcbain

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and …

- Ed Mcbain

Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?

- Ed Mcbain

The rise of the prosperity gospel is one of the great challenges to the true message of Jesus Christ. While not an expressly Western problem, the pro…

- Ed Mcbain

Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

- Ed Mcbain

A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.

- Ed Mcbain