Donald E. Westlake quotes - page 2

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 with that world. Within that, I'm flexible on hours and output. (Donald E. Westlake)

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.

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

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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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Everybody in New York City is looking for something.

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I base them on what I've noticed about the human race.

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Stark doesn't write very much like Westlake at all.

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Thinking it over, everybody has a long tradition of defiance against authority.

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If relaxed means limp, don't worry about it. I'm relaxed. I'm relaxed all over.

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

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The cops are after me, I'm on my way to join an organization of lunatics and bombers, I'm wired for sound, my necktie turns into a smokescreen, my handkerchief will make you throw up, my Diner's Club card explodes, I'm the leader of a subversive terrorist organization composed entirely of undercover federal agents, newspapers all over the country are saying I killed my girl, and I'm on my way to meet a twenty-five-year-old Nazi built like Bronco Nagurski. If relaxed means limp, don't worry about it. I'm relaxed. I'm relaxed all over. (Donald E. Westlake)

I've used pseudonyms for various reasons. In my earliest days I was writing too much, and needed to shift some of the product over to other front men. I've also done it to establish the different tones of the different writings: Stark doesn't write very much like Westlake at all.

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Donald E. Westlake

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: July 12, 1933
Died: December 31, 2008
Quotes count: 37
Wikipedia: Donald E. Westlake

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