Leon Uris
Leon Uris
Leon Marcus Uriswas an American author, known for his historical fiction. His two bestselling books were Exodusand Trinity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 August 1924
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
lying typewriters self
You can lie to your wife or your boss, but you cannot lie to your typewriter. Sooner or later you must reveal your true self in your pages.
men mets
I've not been right for any man or myself since I met you.
self order two
In order to be a good writer, you've got to be a bad boss. Self-discipline and stamina are the two major arms in a writer's arsenal.
understanding lines different
There is in us all that line that prevents us from fully understanding those who are different.
motivation persistence insatiable-hunger
Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.
tough used advantage
I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless.
writing insane lines
Anyone who goes into writing has to find out somewhere along the line, he's either naive or insane.
people trying ends
Usually a good part of the people trying it end up not making it.
writing trying generations
You can try to reach an audience, but you just write what comes out of you and you just hope that it is accepted. You do not write specifically to a generation.
lonely loneliness book
Miss Abigail, I want to be an author because writers know when a person is lonely. I mean, when Molly read me some books, those writers reached out and said, Look Gideon, we know about your loneliness and we know you're feeling downtrodden. And they said...I'll stand up for you. You're not lone anymore.
pride fool fortresses
Pride is a fool's fortress
prayer men discipline
The complete novelist would come into the world with a catalog of qualities like this. He would own the concentration of a Trappist monk, the organizational ability of a Prussian field marshal, the insight into human relations of a Viennese psychologist, the discipline of a man who prints the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin, the exquisite sense of timing of an Olympic gymnast, and by the way, a natural instinct and flair for exceptional use of language.
easter people rising
I am very proud of this work because it is more about the meaning of the Easter Rising and its relationship to what this whole century has been about, people liberating themselves, freeing themselves.
men had-enough looks
Look at me, man, look at me and tell me I don't know what I'm about. I'm Conor Larkin. I'm an Irishman and I've had enough.