I decided to write books, just to prove to myself that I was still alive, if nothing else. Ken Bruen More Quotes by Ken Bruen More Quotes From Ken Bruen There'll be times when the only refuge is books. Then you'll read as if you meant it, as if your life depended on it. Ken Bruen refuge ifs book The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour. Ken Bruen missing writing joy Let it Ride channels Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, with dialogue Quentin Tarantino would kill for. Ken Bruen tarantino height dialogue And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss. Ken Bruen evil want people Tony Black is the Tom Waits of Crime Fiction, yes, that good. Ken Bruen black waiting fiction The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer. Ken Bruen paper praise book I get through some print. Ken Bruen print My father believed a real man didn't read, and my parents hoped I'd get some sense and find a job in insurance. Ken Bruen real-man parents man father Whenever dark things happen in my life, there is always some dark humour. Ken Bruen my-life things-happen dark life The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer! Ken Bruen parents home bible book My own life has had so many twists that I keep thinking I'll have one blessing that is not in disguise. Ken Bruen my-own blessing life thinking The tourist board have put a bounty on me head, but they like the biz from tourists. Ken Bruen tourist head like me I'd kill to be a poet. Ken Bruen poet I always had this notion of a noir novel in Galway. The city is exploding, emigration has reversed, and we are fast becoming a cosmopolitan city. Ken Bruen fast city always novel I committed a cardinal sin as a kid. I never spoke, and my mother thought there was something seriously wrong with me. A silent child is regarded as a problem in Ireland, and I just read all the time. Ken Bruen child me mother time I was a failed actor, but for 25 years, I got to go on stage anyway, and I loved it. I've still got the day job, and the travel bug. Ken Bruen loved job day travel I had wanted to write English crime novels based on the American hard-boiled style, and for the first two novels about Brixton, the critics didn't actually know I was Irish. Ken Bruen english know crime style We haven't had crime writers, and for a long time in the Republic, we didn't seem to have a crime problem as such. Ken Bruen long-time problem time long Crime fiction is the new rock n' roll. Ken Bruen rock new crime fiction Because I've been so bad at looking after myself, how would I ever look after a kid? But the old cliche applied: they handed her to me, and my world turned upside down - and I realised I was now going to be vulnerable in more ways than I expected. Ken Bruen myself look me world
