My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will be entertained, too.
Elmore LeonardI get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.
Elmore LeonardI once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.
Elmore Leonard