"Using adverbs is a mortal sin."

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Source : "Elmore Leonard's rules for writers" by Elmore Leonard, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2010.

Elmore Leonard

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“There is a constant rush to judgment in Foucault. He is filled with specious generalizations, false categories, distortions, fudging, pretenses to knowledge in areas where he was ignorant. He had no ability whatsoever to distinguish among historical sources, where he makes terrible blunders.”
“I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage.”

Source : "Destroyer". Interview with Matt LeMay, pitchfork.com. June 12, 2006.
“Put yourself in Godâ€™s hands and you canâ€™t go wrong.”
“I've been active in a minor way compared to professional activists. I was a labor leader. I led two labor strikes. I've manipulated boards. I've led marches. I've done many things.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness.”
“Remember this always: The living of your own life writes the book of your most sacred truth, and offers evidence of it.”
“On this earth there is that which deserves life.”
“Don't get depressed when you read the press about world revolution and social unrest. Try not to panic when you switch on the news and see crooked politicians and unemployment queues.”

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