George Pelecanos

It's relatively easy to adopt kids if you're not trying to get kids that look exactly like you. ”

Kids need a father around to make them whole. They need their mom. ”

It would probably surprise people how prevalent reading is in institutions - and the degree to which some states discourage reading by instituting draconian rules and laws that try to limit and outright roadblock books in prisons. ”

For many years, I did ride-alongs with patrol cops, which is any citizen's right. ”

What we were all always saying with 'The Wire' was that there's a whole group of people that America just sort of wants to throw away. They want to forget about them, and if they could, they'd get rid of them. They are Americans - they're worth saving; they're worth helping. ”

The Deuce' takes a look at the remarkable paradigm of capitalism and labor: where money goes and how it's routed; who has power and who doesn't; who is exploited and who's not. ”

Every young man's best purchase is his first car, which spells freedom. My first one was a '70 Camaro, springtime gold-over-saddle, a 307 with Hi-jackers and chrome reverse mags. ”

My sons are black, and my daughter is Latina. ”

I do feel like that's what a writer does, is he goes into other people's heads. ”

My goal is to get a real film industry started in Washington. An actual one, not where features come to town and shoot second unit for a few days. I would love to get something started here. Hire local crews. People could work year-round and raise their families here. ”