Leon Uris Quotes (1924-2003)

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Leon Uris

About Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep research that went into his novels. His two bestselling books were Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976).

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“I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless.”
“A soldier has one item that cannot be neglected. His feet. They are his wheels, his mechanised warfare.”
“Research to me is as important, or more important, than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.”
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“Leon Uris is a storyteller, in a direct line from those men who sat around fires in the days before history and made the tribe more human.”

About Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep research that went into his novels. His two bestselling books were Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976).