George V. Higgins
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Biography
George Vincent Higgins II was an American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He authored more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense, and is best known for his bestselling crime novels, including The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which established the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that spawned several popular films by followers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
"This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid."
"Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see."