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I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that.
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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The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs 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 think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven't seen and going back to places I have seen and love.
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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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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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I'm a pretty harsh critic when it comes to my own stuff or things that come from my work.
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What is jealousy but a reflection of your own failures?
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I've sold 11 of my books to Hollywood. There are all kinds of my books on shelves in Hollywood because the scripts didn't capture the characters.
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I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps.
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In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.
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