I came to Venice for the first time in 1968 and was lucky enough to make the acquaintanceship, and then the friendship, of two Venetians, Roberta and... →
Donna Leon
I was not bitter by not being allowed to play in the major leagues. I just said, 'The time has not come.'
Buck Leonard
Lines that are funny don't make me laugh until years later. Before I write something new, I'll usually pick up one of my books, doesn't... →
Elmore Leonard
A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy?... →
I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'
I don't want to write any more screenplays, I'll tell you that right now. It's a waste of time. You've got too many people who think... →
I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say.... →
Hugh Leonard
We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We... →
We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion.... →
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
John Leonard