James Lee Burke Quotes

A collection of quotes by James Lee Burke.

James Lee Burke is a renowned American author, best known for his crime fiction and mystery novels. Born on December 5, 1936, in Houston, Texas, he began his writing career in the early 1960s. Burke gained wide recognition for his Dave Robicheaux series, which follows the story of a Louisiana detective. His atmospheric prose, vivid character development, and exploration of themes like corruption, violence, and redemption have earned him critical acclaim and a loyal fan base. Nearing the end of his seventh decade, James Lee Burke continues to write and publish gripping crime thrillers.

writing is like being in love. You never get better at it or

writing is like being in love. You never get better at it or learn more about it. The day you think you do is the day you lose it. Robert Frost called his work a lover's quarrel with the world. It's ongoing. It has neither a beginning nor an end. You don't have to worry about learning things. The fire of one's art burns all the impurities from the vessel that contains it.

James Lee Burke

Art Learning Love World Learn Writing Lovers Better Beginning Write Fire Quarrel End Robert Frost

. . . I had found the edge. The place where you unstrap all

. . . I had found the edge. The place where you unstrap all your fastenings to the earth, to what you are what you have been, where you flame out on the edge of the spheres, and the sun and moon become eclipsed and the world below is as dead and remote and without interest as if it were glazed with ice.

James Lee Burke

Wisdom Life

We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at

We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.

James Lee Burke

History