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Lisa Lutz

(1970) Novelist United States

91 quotes in 430 categories

Lisa Lutz shares a love of the Ramones and a habit of snooping. She talks about rules that make anything in the open fair game and how she follows subjects on foot during surveillance jobs. She also mentions feeling unsure about her origins, liking tough guys who read, and wanting moments to last a little longer.

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Lisa Lutz is a novelist from the United States, best known for The Spellman files.

Quick Facts About Lisa Lutz

Born: March 13, 1970
Nationality: United States
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: The Spellman files

About Lisa Lutz

Lisa Lutz is an American author. She began her career writing screenplays for Hollywood. One of her rejected screenplays became the basis for a popular series of novels about a family of private investigators, the Spellmans. She is a 2020 recipient of an Alex Award.

Quotes by Lisa Lutz

I learned how to cross-country ski.

Cross

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I wouldn't say that my family is normal.

Family

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Humor is the only way to tell a story. Especially the dark ones.

Comedy

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I don't mind losing. Losing is like breathing to me.

Breathing

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No one is going to abduct me, Rae." "That's what all abductees say.

Abduct

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I have a love/hate relationship with jogging.

Hate

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I was young, maybe 4, when I learned where babies came from.

Babies

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I wrote the first draft of 'Plan B' the summer after I turned 21.

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I investigate more directly. I tend to ask a lot of questions and don't feel satisfied until I have the answer.

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“I was thinking what everyone is thinking all of the time: How can I make this last just a little bit longer?”

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I entered his apartment without being invited, which is perfectly fine if you're not a vampire.

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I worked for a private investigative agency briefly. I rarely had the opportunity to snoop.

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I am a huge Mel Brooks fan. And I do think that not seeing his canon of classics is a bit criminal…

Classics

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I'd like to think that if I were in prison for a crime I didn't commit, someone would be trying to get…

Crime

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I liked finding dirt on people. It made all my trespasses seem trivial.

Dirt

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I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

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Sometimes a single item can wrap up, in a nutshell, who a person is. In my grandparents' home, a clear plastic container…

Blue

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While he bore no real resemblance to anyone in my family, his features were a collection of my mother's and father's best…

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“It's not like I didn't think I had any demons. I did, but I could name them- and even provide an address…

Izzy

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Maggie is my sister-in-law, married to my brother David. She is a defense attorney who devotes 25 percent of her practice to…

Brother

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My father insisted that the boys in my life were directly responsible for my juvenile-delinquent tendencies. My mother, more accurately, assumed that…

Boys

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“Finally, I'd like to thank my readers for staying with me all these years. I especially want to thank the ones who…

Books

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I was on a few surveillance jobs as part of a big team. I would be the person to follow the subject…

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Although I'm not an orphan and I can't lift a horse. I was, however, briefly famous for my feats of strength: at…

Age

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You know what I'm thinking?' Maggie said. I had no idea. 'Nope,' David replied. Apparently David didn't know either. Maggie turned to…

Babysitter

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If people really grew up, there would be no crime, no divorce, no Civil War reenactors…it's not like you think it will…

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“I was angry, but I was also tired and devastated by the idea that I would have to spend another four hours…

Angry

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I wrote my first screenplay on a lark, because it was a storytelling format that felt like a familiar shorthand - we…

Day

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…You should keep dental floss on you at all times; when your eyesight goes, quit driving; don't keep too many secrets, eventually…

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While I had no intention of ending the series after 'The Spellmans Strike Again,' I did close many doors in that book…

Book

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“I was recently cautioned about some 'difficult' characters in a work-in-progress, and I was surprised at first to hear them labeled as…

Character

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The next week she withheld my paycheck until I signed a document (drafted by David) in which I promised not to marry…

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“David's brow unfurled and he crouched down on the floor with his daughter. 'Did you have a fun time with your aunt…

Children

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“If you haven't said 'I love you' to someone today, do it. You won't always be happy, but you should try to…

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“I ordered a beer, opened the newspaper, and realized the light was all wrong for reading. Still, if you're a woman sitting…

Body language

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I'm sorry you're angry is not an apology.

Anger

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“I have a weakness for tough guys who read.”

Books

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You can't be suspicious 24/7. It's too exhausting.

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I have a weakness for tough guys who read." - Izzy Spellman

Books

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Somebody is always hiding something.

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Lisa Lutz by topic

Books (10)