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I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system.
Michael Connelly
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Michael Connelly
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 21
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Michael Joseph Connelly
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Don't go growing a conscience on me, I said. I've been down that road. It doesn't lead you to anything good.
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There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren't enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men.
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I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to my own stuff or things that come from my work.
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...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character.
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I'm not 'Mr. No-By-The-Book.' I just want to make sure the character is by the book.
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I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.
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