Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Duane Swierczynski

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Duane Swierczynski.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Duane Swierczynski

Duane Louis Swierczynski is an American crime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books.

With novels, you're sitting at a desk, alone, going slightly crazy, for anywhere from six months to a year with zero feedback.
Novels are a marathon, while comic scripts are a sprint.
Comic scripts are full-on collaborations, not only with your artist, but your editors and colorists and letterers and PR folks, etc. Writing comics reminds me of my days as a journalist, working on a staff of fun, smart people.
I read like fiends smoke crack — © Duane Swierczynski
I read like fiends smoke crack
Writing novels reminds me of being an awkward 15-year-old typing on a Commodore 64 in his bedroom, trying to be the next Stephen King.
I love seeing guys on the worst possible day and watching them scramble.
I think managing pain with narcotics could be a useful skill. Hiding your true self from you co-workers, which is totally true. Exacting justice when it needs to be dealt.
The noir universe hates do-gooders so it tries to pound them and punish them.
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