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List of Laura Lippman Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 15 inspiring quotes by Laura Lippman.

About Laura Lippman

  • Born: January 31, 1959
  • Occupation: Author
    • It's smarter to be lucky than it's lucky to be smart.
    Smart Luck Lucky
    Stinginess seemed instinctive to him. darwinian even. he hadn't gotten to his current size by sharing.
    Selfishness Size Stinginess
    Whatever you want, at any moment, someone else is getting it. whatever you have, someone else is longing for.
    Want Longing Moments
    How magnanimous was a gesture if one were constantly aware of its magnanimity?
    Gestures Magnanimous Ifs
    I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
    Kids College People
    As for music, my tastes are eclectic. elvis costello is my all-time favorite. i listen to a lot of jazz, primarily the great female vocalists, and i am very fond of the late cabaret singer nancy lamott.
    Female Singers Taste
    It's very different to have this kid that i'm truly responsible for.
    Kids Different Responsible
    I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.
    Careers Stuff Traveled
    We become comfortable saying that there's nothing new, and then something like malarky comes along, which is new and old and different and familiar, but ultimately itself, comfortable in its own skin, wise and smart and crazy-sexy or maybe sexy-crazy-well, you just have to read it to understand. it's a novel that sets its own course, sure and steady, even when it seems like it might be about to go over the edge of the world.
    Wise Sexy Crazy
    Would-be novelists need to bring equal parts arrogance and ignorance to the task before them. the arrogance is almost self-explanatory. walk into any bookstore or library, calculate how many lifetimes the average person would need to read all the fiction contained therein. to think that one has anything to contribute, to any genre or tradition, takes genuine hubris.
    Ignorance Writing Thinking
    I think baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. a place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and i love this city and i love it better for seeing its flaws.
    Thinking Talking Cities
    The competition for the future of crime fiction is fierce, as it should be, but don't take your eyes off craig mcdonald. he's wily, talented and-rarest of the rare-a true original. he writes melancholy poetry that actually has melancholy poets wandering around, but don't turn your backs on them, either. i am always eager to see what he's going to do next.
    Eye Writing Mcdonalds
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