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Donald E. Westlake Quotes

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

Donald E. Westlake

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: July 12, 1933 - December 31, 2008

Topics

Society Think You Say Independent

When I was 18, I was moving to New York to start college at The New School. I had done a year of college in Toronto and wasn't happy there. I didn't have any friends in New York City, but I applied and got in. It was pretty overwhelming, but everyone in New York is so ambitious and creative.

Creative School New York Happy City

Some bands sound like one song the whole album through. We've been all over the place because we are punk, hardcore, rock n' roll, metal, reggae - and I think sometimes it might be too much diversity, and kids are lost.

Diversity Song Think Place Too Much

Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.

Shirley Jackson

Life Children Memoir Disrespectful

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.

Martin O'Malley

Growth Opportunity House Earth Order

No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days.

Fear Great Time Ocean Animal Mean

I'm a socialist, and I'm not going to be ashamed to say it!

Say Ashamed Going Socialist

Every Olympic athlete prepares differently. For me, I am 100 percent into the sport. And if I decide to really make a crucial career decision to say, 'This is something I want to do,' I want to leave no stone unturned in my preparation.

Decision I Am Preparation Me Career

To be really honest, I don't love the gym.

Love Gym Honest Really

The American way is to not need help, but to help.

American Help Way Need American Way

My pride fell with my fortunes.

William Shakespeare

Money Pride Fell Fortunes

I knew people would see 'PKP.' Although the packaging was weak, the product was good.

Nushrat Bharucha

Good People Product Weak See Would

The only thing I command is respect.

Respect Command Only The Only Thing

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