Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Joseph Kanon

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Joseph Kanon.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Joseph Kanon

Joseph Kanon is an American author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after World War II.

I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens is that you write when you're ready.
At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to New York and had a series of publishing jobs, the way one does.
I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about. — © Joseph Kanon
I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.
When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.
Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.
Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a much more active political constituency. Venice essentially lived for itself.
You know the sultans used to light their garden parties with turtles? They'd put candles on their backs and let them wander around. Hundreds of them.
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