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Mickey Spillane Quotes

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.
Mickey Spillane

Biography

Author Profession: Author
Nationality: American
Born: March 9, 1918
Died: July 17, 2006

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If the public likes you, you're good.
Mickey Spillane

I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.
Mickey Spillane

Critics themselves, they used to tear me up.
Mickey Spillane

I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there.
Mickey Spillane

I try to stay in good physical shape, I don't smoke, I don't drink.
Mickey Spillane

Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.
Mickey Spillane

Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.
Mickey Spillane

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