Mickey Spillane Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: March 9, 1918 - July 17, 2006
Birthday: March 9
Death: July 17
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.
source: "Writers on writing". Book by Jon Winokur, 1986.
topic: Book, Writing, Literature, Detective Fiction, Letdowns
