Donald E. Westlake Quotes

It was apparent ... that, all over America, thousands of people threw down a book or got up from a television show and said, 'I can write better than that!' It was amazing how many of them were wrong.

Donald E. Westlake

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We put more emphasis on who can drive a car than on who can be a parent. And I think there ought to be mandatory parenting classes starting in high school, and you should have to have a license to be able to be a parent to explain that you don't give alcohol to kids.

Dale Archer
- School
- Kids
- High
I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Where
- Still
- Charge
If I want popularity, I go to a chef's convention.

Nathan Myhrvold
- Want
- Go
- Chef
When I was drafted to Smackdown, I was like, 'Hell yes, I'm going to captain this ship.' Then I was like, 'Oh, wait, you're losing your best friend and travel partner and the person you enjoy having matches with the absolute most.' That's Charlotte. We travel together, and she is my best friend.

Becky Lynch
- She
- Together
- Friend
Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.

Taylor Sheridan
- Important
- Me
- Shine
Isolation is a self-defeating dream.

Carlos Salinas de Gortari
- Dream
- Isolation