As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad — Donald E. Westlake
The fictioneer labors under the constraint of plausibility; his inventions must stay — Donald E. Westlake
If Chester had a failing, it was that he believed people were what they thought they were. — Donald E. Westlake
If it weren’t for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn’t have any ideas at all. — Donald E. Westlake
Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character — Donald E. Westlake
Nothing about it interested me. Or about anything else, except making up stories. — Donald E. Westlake
If it weren’t for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn’t have any ideas at all. — Donald E. Westlake