Donald E. Westlake Quotes

My mother believed in all superstitions, plus she made some up.

mystery crime mother superstition

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

change

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 world, and cyberspace means that the rest of us are more and more living the same way.

age rest

Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

choice character

In order to hold your faith intact be sure it's kept unsullied by fact.

order faith

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 works well, though occasionally an idea for the wrong guy drifts through my mind.

wrongs work mind

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.

farewell