Days [ ) Somebody | Elmore Leonard, 1982

Photo by Jonty Davies (Marie Claire US, October 1998)

“A: Anyone who looks like she does has to be somebody…
B: What does she look like?
A: An ice cream. If I had a spoon I would have eaten her.”

Elmore Leonard, Cat Chaser, 1982

Also:
Ten Rules of Writing | Elmore Leonard (1925 – 2013)
Alphabetarion # Distrust | Elmore Leonard, 1985