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William Landay Quotes

It was a limitation of human consciousness: We live only in the future and past, we cannot perceive now. Now occupies no space, a hypothetical gap between future and past. Only an exceptional few could feel now athletes and jazzmen and, yes, thieves Picture Quote #1

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to Picture Quote #1

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can’t imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head Picture Quote #1

Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far Picture Quote #1

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time Picture Quote #1

But sometimes you can’t figure everything out because you can’t ever really understand other people. You can’t understand why they do what they do. You just have to accept a little mystery, Ben. People are mysterious, the world is mysterious. You can’t know everything. You’re not supposed to. This isn’t a history book. It’s just the world. It’s a messy place Picture Quote #1

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You know, being confident isn’t the same as being right Picture Quote #1

I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design Picture Quote #1

I’m a bit of a tech geek myself Picture Quote #1

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes Picture Quote #1

Predisposition is not predestination Picture Quote #1

The act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty Picture Quote #1

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Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie Picture Quote #1

I don’t ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me Picture Quote #1

I can’t say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me Picture Quote #1

Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster Picture Quote #1

There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching Picture Quote #1

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward Picture Quote #1

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No one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed Picture Quote #1

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It was a limitation of human consciousness: We live only in the future and past, we cannot perceive now. Now occupies no space, a hypothetical gap between future and past. Only an exceptional few could feel now athletes and jazzmen and, yes, thieves... (William Landay Quotes) I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to. (William Landay Quotes) Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can’t imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head (William Landay Quotes) Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far (William Landay Quotes) You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time (William Landay Quotes) But sometimes you can’t figure everything out because you can’t ever really understand other people. You can’t understand why they do what they do. You just have to accept a little mystery, Ben. People are mysterious, the world is mysterious. You can’t know everything. You’re not supposed to. This isn’t a history book. It’s just the world. It’s a messy place (William Landay Quotes) You know, being confident isn’t the same as being right (William Landay Quotes) I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design (William Landay Quotes) I’m a bit of a tech geek myself (William Landay Quotes) Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes (William Landay Quotes) Predisposition is not predestination (William Landay Quotes) The act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty (William Landay Quotes) Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie (William Landay Quotes) I don’t ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me (William Landay Quotes) I can’t say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me (William Landay Quotes) Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster (William Landay Quotes) There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching (William Landay Quotes) We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward (William Landay Quotes) No one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed (William Landay Quotes)