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1. "I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot." ~ Evan Hunter
2. "A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week." ~ Evan Hunter
3. "Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part." ~ Evan Hunter
4. "I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth." ~ Evan Hunter
5. "I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference." ~ Evan Hunter
6. "I've never been a cop nor hope to be a cop, thanks." ~ Evan Hunter
7. "Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?" ~ Evan Hunter
8. "I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me." ~ Evan Hunter
9. "I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute." ~ Evan Hunter
10. "I have a book coming out in September, for example, where the plot concerns counterfeiting, and I had to do a lot of research on that. Or on any legal matters, for example, I have to do a lot of research online." ~ Evan Hunter
11. "I know that all cops are not sterling characters. But you have to have someone to root for. I balance it with rotten cops who will take a bribe, who will beat somebody up." ~ Evan Hunter
12. "I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?" ~ Evan Hunter

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Obama: "I will stand with the Muslims..."Free Republic ^ | September 13, 2012 | me Posted on Thu Sep 13 2012 05:10:23 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) by Bon motsIn his ghost-written (by William Ayers) 'autobiography', "Dreams of My Father", Barack Hussein Obama said,"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction..."
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