I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people listening to music that I would never listen to personally, because it fits and defines their character.
Things seem to be at a boiling point all the time. In fact, it has been that way my whole life. I find it interesting, and I like the fact that the e… - George Pelecanos
Things seem to be at a boiling point all the time. In fact, it has been that way my whole life. I find it interesting, and I like the fact that the e…
- George Pelecanos
We get schooled by the people around us, and it stays inside us deep. - George Pelecanos
We get schooled by the people around us, and it stays inside us deep.
I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books. - George Pelecanos
I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.
The thirst for knowledge is like a piece of ass you know you shouldn't chase; in the end, you chase it just the same. - George Pelecanos
The thirst for knowledge is like a piece of ass you know you shouldn't chase; in the end, you chase it just the same.
If the storytellers told it true, all stories would end in death. - George Pelecanos
If the storytellers told it true, all stories would end in death.
The crime part is the engine that moves the narrative and allows me to write the other things I want to write about. - George Pelecanos
The crime part is the engine that moves the narrative and allows me to write the other things I want to write about.
What's more interesting are the dynamics between people that involve hypocrisy or ignoring each other. That's what I want to write about. I like to m… - George Pelecanos
What's more interesting are the dynamics between people that involve hypocrisy or ignoring each other. That's what I want to write about. I like to m…
I don't believe that murders can be "solved." I think that this is the big lie of the mystery novel, that you should close the book and feel that the… - George Pelecanos
I don't believe that murders can be "solved." I think that this is the big lie of the mystery novel, that you should close the book and feel that the…
Any time you have poverty, joblessness, sub-par public schools, and a lack of opportunity, you're going to have a high rate of crime. - George Pelecanos
Any time you have poverty, joblessness, sub-par public schools, and a lack of opportunity, you're going to have a high rate of crime.
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