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16 quotes by Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake Born Donald Edwin Westlake (1933-07-12)July 12, 1933 Brooklyn, New York Died December 31, 2008(2008-12-31) (aged 75) Mexico Pen name John B. Allan, Judson Jack Carmichael, Curt Clark, Timothy J. Culver, J. Morgan Cunningham, Richard Stark, Edwin West, among others Occupation novelist Nationality United States Genre crime fiction Notable works The Hunter The Grifters The Stepfather One of Westlake's earliest novels,...
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A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview.

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Sorry; I have no space left for advice. Just do it.

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I loved it, but social reality impeded. Now I wander in here at 9 in the morning or so, and come back for a while in the afternoon. I am a very... →

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I start with the story, almost in the old campfire sense, and the story leads to both the characters, which actors should best be cast in this story... →

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When Stark isn't off sulking somewhere, or whatever he's doing when he won't return my calls, I alternate between the two. That usually... →

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All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers.

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Everybody in New York is looking for something. Once in a while, somebody finds it.

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I make a note, set it aside, and hope it makes sense when the time comes to look at it again.

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If it weren't for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn't have any ideas at all.

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If you think of movie studio executives, say, as society, then I root for the independent producers.

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I also wanted Parker to operate in the Internet age without losing being Parker. He's always operated in the world without really being with the... →

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My work schedule has changed over the years. The one constant is, when at work on a novel, I try to work seven days a week, so as not to lose touch... →

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Nothing about it interested me. Or about anything else, except making up stories. If literacy weren't so nearly universal, God knows what I'd... →

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