The short story, I should point out, is perforce a labor of love in today's literary world; there's precious little economic incentive… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
If you want to write fiction, the best thing you can do is take two aspirins, lie down in a dark room,… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
The less attention I pay to what people want and the more attention I pay to just writing the book I want… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I never know what I'm going to write next, and when I think I do I usually turn out to be mistaken. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I can’t persuade myself that one of the problems facing the planet today might be a shortage of books by me, — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“The novel, I submit, is not merely the ultimate goal. It is also the place to start.” — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I’ve tried writing and the sentences come out fine, but I write a few pages and I don’t want to go on. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
As a friend of mine, herself a writer, says, 'People who spend the most meaningful hours of their lives in the exclusive… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“—And I won't deny your neighbors will take you more seriously if you tell them you've written a novel. (Of course if… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I think persistence in the face of adversity is an essential part of a writer’s job description. If you don’t care enough… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I really don't write much anymore, and I'm not uncomfortable with that. I've tried writing and the sentences come out fine, but… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
One thing that helps is to give myself permission to write badly. I tell myself that I'm going to do my five… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“She made love with the freshness of an impatient virgin and the ingenuity of a sex-scarred whore.” — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“that would have hidden the decades of filth that had left their stamp upon the wooden floor.” — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
And, as long as you can make yourself go on choosing the pain over the relief, you can keep going. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I don't plan an awful lot in life just as I don't plan an awful lot in my fiction. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“Your unconscious mind takes the things you can’t handle and plays with them while you sleep until some of the sharp corners are worn… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
Dangerous thing, giving humanity the knowledge of good and evil. And the capacity to make the wrong choice more often than not. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
Back then, before it became clear that democracy was best served by a drunken electorate, the bars in New York City were required to… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
I’ve tried writing and the sentences come out fine, but I write a few pages and I don’t want to go on. — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
As a friend of mine, herself a writer, says, 'People who spend the most meaningful hours of their lives in the exclusive company of… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
