A lot of guys are walking around with a lot simmering beneath the surface, and sometimes it explodes. George Pelecanos More Quotes by George Pelecanos More Quotes From George Pelecanos I'm proud to be a crime novelist. What I've chosen is the best way to convey the questions I'm trying to raise. George Pelecanos novelists proud trying I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people listening to music that I would never listen to personally, because it fits and defines their character. George Pelecanos character book people The worst kind of novel is one that blames other people for the racial problem in order to make the reader feel good about himself. As if it's only rich white people or Republicans or conservatives who have this disease. George Pelecanos white order people What's more interesting are the dynamics between people that involve hypocrisy or ignoring each other. That's what I want to write about. I like to make people uncomfortable because it's something we should be uncomfortable about. George Pelecanos writing people interesting There's a school of thought that says if you legalize drugs it will solve the problem. We're all good liberals, we said let's do it and see what happens. We wanted to be honest about it. So in our brainstorming sessions we'd say, what if? The finding was that all the negative things came out also. The answer is that we didn't believe in the full legalization of drugs. But we don't believe in the criminalization of drugs, either. George Pelecanos drug believe school Richmond Fontaine bandleader Willy Vlautin writes songs akin to finely composed short stories set in the diners, bars, casinos, and old hotels of Reno and its environs. George Pelecanos hotels short songs old My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific in WW II. He was a very tough guy, but after the war, he lived his life in a quiet and reserved manner because he had nothing to prove. I know now that he internalized his war experience. George Pelecanos experience war life father 'The Turnaround' isn't even really a crime novel. But you need conflict to make a novel, any kind of novel, and I don't know any other way to do it than crime. George Pelecanos know you conflict way I don't judge anyone of any stripe by what they read. Reading is always good for you. It's a positive act. George Pelecanos judge good you positive As far as I'm concerned, the voices of Washington, black Washington, it's poetry, man. There's beauty in it. George Pelecanos man black poetry beauty My take on gentrification and change is it's usually always a better thing, because when you see all these businesses open and flourishing, that means there are more jobs. George Pelecanos better see you change 'Random Rules' kicks off 'American Water,' and from its opening line - 'In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection' - you know you're in for something strange and special. George Pelecanos random you perfection water Sometimes there's a reason for the hype. George Pelecanos hype reason sometimes I like fiction set in the South, and I'm a fan of literary westerns. George Pelecanos set fan like fiction Can't get my head around sci-fi or fantasy. I'm not putting those genres down; it's just that I'm not built for them. George Pelecanos head down just fantasy I collect and read as many books about music and film as I do fiction. George Pelecanos books film music fiction I read 'The Washington Post' every day from a very young age. Reading the newspaper taught me how to organize my thoughts on the page. Meaning, it taught me how to write. George Pelecanos thoughts day me age If I had my druthers, I wouldn't have anyone's words in my script but my own, but if you want complete autonomy, just stick to novels. George Pelecanos words own you my-own I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work. Even Grisham doesn't sell that many books. George Pelecanos your you want work At 11 years old, in 1968, my job was to deliver food on foot, so I spent my day walking around the city. I had an active imagination, jacked up by movies. I passed the time making up stories and serializing them. George Pelecanos day imagination time food
