Author Novelist Struggle Inspiration Ireland I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish. - Leon Uris
Ability Writing English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it. - Leon Uris
Friends Time World Often we have no time for our friends but all the time in the world for our enemies. - Leon Uris
Joy Writers Writing Will I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but writing is what I was meant to do. - Leon Uris
Battle First My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953. - Leon Uris
All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child. - Anna Quindlen
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self. - Francis Bacon
When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal. - Jack Herer