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20 quotes by Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith Born Martin William Smith (1942-11-03) November 3, 1942 (age 72) Reading, Pennsylvania, United States Pen name  • Nick Carter  • Jake Logan  • Martin Quinn  • Simon Quinn  • Martin Smith  • Martin Cruz Smith Occupation  • Novelist  • Screenwriter Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Genre Mystery Crime Notable works Gorky Park Website www.martincruzsmith.com Martin Cruz Smith...
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I hate to be categorized.

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Of course the biggest mafia in Russia has always been the government; in Soviet times, the Communist Party, and now a circle of former KGB and FSB.

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As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money.

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I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.

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Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which draws and... →

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The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

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'High Concept' means a book or a film whose core idea can be stated in a single sentence, such as 'Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito... →

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If you take the contempt some Americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close to understanding their attitude towards the City... →

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Julian Assange is certainly no hero. The man behind WikiLeaks issued threats as if he were Dr. No bent on ending civilization as we know it. We will... →

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The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from... →

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I feel very bad about getting things wrong.

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I never thought I would just be doing Arkady books.

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I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell.

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