All Robert B. Parker Quotes
- Being a professor and working are not the same thing. The academic community is composed largely of nitwits. If I may generalize. People who don't… Academic
- 'All Our Yesterdays' was unquestionably the best work I have ever done. And the reading public stayed away in droves. All
- For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them. Admiration
- Has anyone ever told you," I said, "that you coalesce reality?" "No. They only say that I'm good in the sack." "They are accurate but… Accurate
- We split a bottle of Norman cider. Not everybody sells Norman cider by the bottle. "Has a European feel" Susan said. "That sounds terrific" I… Big
- Yeah. Floyd is his batman." His what?" Batman, like in the British army, each officer had a batman, a personal servant." You spend too much… Anybody
- The key to growing up well, is being tough enough. Growing
- I took my .38 out and looked to see that there were bullets in all the proper places. I knew there would be, but it… All
- Both our opinions are rooted in our experience," I said. "Both of them are true, it's just that we've had different experiences. Both
- I needed to find my way to write. I need about six hours of uninterrupted time in order to produce about two hours of writing,… Able
- It was not just that Ross Macdonald taught us how to write; he did something much more, he taught us how to read, and how… Life
- Would you care to publish this? Sincerely, Robert B. Parker. B Parker
- She found me intolerable. But she got to know me, and I wore her down. Down
- My older son who is, I think, here tonight, is forty-one years old. Which is odd because so am I. Forty
- I didn't have to say it. I just had to write it. It was painful enough. Painful
- I think finally good writing gets out there, and people like it, and bad writing doesn't. Well, no. Bad writing does get out there 'cause… Bad
- Send it to someone who can publish it. And if they won't publish it, send it to someone else who can publish it! And keep… Course
- They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming… Adaptation
- With so much at stake maybe I'll just leave now. Leave