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
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.
art government two
Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for Kity. All Americans are comedians, the inspector thought, as he passed Parker through. A government tourist hostess approached him."Are you Mr. Mark Parker?""Guilty.
thinking years two
Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning point in the history of the Jewish people. The beginning of the return to a statues of dignity we have not known for two thousand years. Yes, today was the first step back. My battle is done. Now I turn the command over to the soldiers.
mistake two important
Life hinges on many factors we cannot control. Two of the most important factors, we can control. We can manage our relationships-and what is life but a series of relationships?-and we can correct our mistakes, here on earth within our life span.
experience human life relationships start
You start with your life experience and then you can become more inventive, but the human relationships always come from your own life experience.
behave book product
Your book catches on like any other new product and once it does you are there and how you behave when you get there is up to you.
breed guiding looked marine men throughout war
My guiding thought throughout was that the real Marine story had not been told. We were a different breed of men who looked at war in a different way.
certainly easter family realized rising understood
I realized there was more to be said about the Larkin family and certainly more to be understood about the Easter Rising and the significance of it.
writing people breaking-down
Writing, basically breaks down to relationships between people and that is what you write about.
cousin brother father
Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world and all of us against the infidel.
running hurt son
A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be a winning marathon runner. Serendipity and blind faith faith in yourself won't hurt a thing. All the bastards in the world will snicker and sneer because they haven't the talent to zip up their flies by themselves. To hell with them, particularly the critics. Stand in there, son, no matter how badly you are battered and hurt.
secret way lasts
A novelist must know what his last chapter is going to say and one way or another work toward that last chapter. ... To me it is utterly basic, yet it seems like it's a great secret.
feet soldier wheels
A soldier has one item that cannot be neglected. His feet. They are his wheels, his mechanised warfare.
fighting sun sun-rise
Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises?