Quotes About Michael Connelly

There are nineteen Harry Bosch books, and someone told me if you add up the descriptions of Harry from all of them, it would come to less than three pages. He's very elliptically described over the two decades during which the novels occur. I did that by intention.

When you're working on a novel, you never think about how much it would cost to shoot one of your scenes. But that's a huge consideration in film and TV.

It wasn't a decision to become a writer. I wanted to become a writer of crime fiction. I was very specific.

As far as characters in fiction that I really admire - it's pretty strong to say you would wish that you had created another character - but I'll throw out Will Graham, the protagonist in 'Red Dragon,' a book I've read several times.

In 'Blood Work,' they made choices I wouldn't have made, but I'm not a filmmaker. I took the money, and they told the story.

I got lucky, and the first book, 'The Black Echo,' got published.

What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance.

The fulfillment I get from a good day of writing is addictive and will always bring me back the next day.

I not only read Raymond Chandler but read all the crime fiction classics. I was hooked.

Many writers learned their craft and work ethic at a newspaper. I benefited from that.

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.

I think it's pretty apparent who my favorites are because I keep coming back to them. At the top of that list would be Harry Bosch, who's now going on 20 years of literary life. I still like him the best because there's still a lot to say about him.

Maybe it has something to do with being a reporter for a long time that I don't look to newspapers and television and so forth for inspiration most of the time.

As a former reporter, I wrote 'The Scarecrow' quickly - I didn't have to think about what the character would do the way I do with Harry Bosch.

My whole reputation and creative thought as a novelist is really wrapped around Harry Bosch, so he's near and dear.

My entire career writing novels was wrapped up around Harry Bosch. This character was too important to me to just hand off.

I'd seen Titus Welliver in a few shows and felt he had some inner demons in his portrayals, as does Harry Bosch.

I can't say I'm an expert on public transport.

I once read a book about a reporter written by a reporter who described the life as always running in front of a thresher. I thought it was the most accurate description I'd read.

All his life Bosch had lived and worked in society's institutions. But he hope he had escaped institutional thinking, that he made his own decisions.

Big evil. There was no doubt that the same callous malignancy moved through the blood of the shooter here.

He knew there were two kinds of truth in this world. The truth that was the unalterable bedrock of one's life and mission. And the other, malleable truth of politicians, charlatans, corrupt lawyers, and their clients, bent and molded to serve whatever purpose was at hand......The weight and guilt of possibly having made a horrible mistake so long ago was lifted. It was Bosch who felt like the man proven innocent and released from a cage.

That's extortion," Cerrone said. "No, asshole, that's justice.

Did you ever hear what J. Edgar Hoover said about justice?" she asked. "He probably said a lot, but I don't recall any of it offhand." "He said that justice is incidental to law and order. I think he was right.