William Lashner Professions : Novelist Born : 1956 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by William Lashner More than anything in this world, I wish I had been born rich. It would have made up for everything. I'd still be ugly, sure, but I'd be rich and ugly. I'd still be weak and dim and tongue-tied with women, but I'd be rich enough for them not to care. I'd no longer be a social misfit, I'd be eccentric. And most of all, I'd no longer be what I was, I'd be something different. William Lashner ugly care wish If he ever had a bright idea it would be beginner's luck. William Lashner luck sarcastic ideas Be careful what you yearn for, because that which you desire most will either complete you or destroy you, and you don't get to choose. William Lashner careful be-careful desire I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound. William Lashner lawyer hero matter sound I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters. William Lashner moral mystery time funny I like to think I'm writing in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, although I don't ape his style. William Lashner think tradition style writing I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television. William Lashner words you trust television I'm going to book-and-author dinners, and I'm the author! William Lashner dinners author going A sense of place is very important in writing. William Lashner sense place important writing When I write legally, I try to write very plain, very vanilla, very clear. William Lashner write try vanilla clear People read legal writing differently. When you're at the crux of a legal argument, every step is a step in the argument. The judge will see any holes. If you do that in fiction, it's too long and boring. William Lashner step you long people In fiction, the reader will make jumps with you. If you can make the reader make that leap with you, it's a thrilling moment for everyone. William Lashner everyone will moment you Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
