A.R. Mitchell > A.R.'s Quotes

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
― Louis L'Amour

“A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.”
― Raymond Chandler

“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
― Louis L'Amour, Matagorda/The First Fast Draw: Two Novels in One Volume

“A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.”
― Louis L'Amour, Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir

“In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.”
― Raymond Chandler

“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake.”
― Raymond Chandler