Donald E. Westlake Quotes

The many magazines, ranging from pulp to slick, that used to serve as both farm teams for writers and lures to readers, with hundreds of short stories every month, don't exist. Most of the doors for new people have been sealed.

Donald E. Westlake

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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What we need to focus on is not that we're not nominated, but that we have many more Latinos that are in prominent positions on shows all across the dial than ever before.

Jimmy Smits

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It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.

John Boehner

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They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.

John O'Hara

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God often gives nuts to toothless people.

Matt Groening

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Instead of arguing about whether we're allowed to describe Muslim terrorists as 'Muslim terrorists,' why don't we argue about whether it's a good idea to be letting in so many immigrants who then blow up the Boston Marathon?

Ann Coulter

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I have not had any serious non-academic job.

Amartya Sen

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When people talk about their God, it is difficult to know what they actually mean, and when people talk about their atheism, it is usually incomprehensible also.

Michael Leunig

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If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.

Donna Brazile

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But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.

Christian Bale

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I have an organic garden and love being able to say, 'I'm going to see what I can pick to throw in my salad.'

Christie Brinkley

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I am probably a pseudo-intellectual.

Craig Ferguson

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I love the long-form format of television. I love being able to develop a character, over a long period of time.

Anson Mount

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