164 Quotes by Laura Lippman

Working on the editorial page had sharpened Whitney’s mind and coarsened her feelings, so she treated every subject as theoretical and abstract. Devil’s advocate? Whitney could have been the devil’s mentor.

People who quoted other people were showoffs, plain and simple.

It turned out that the United States was a desperately lonely place, where everyone had been worrying that a single missed phone call might change one’s destiny.

It’s impossible to imagine her in thrall to anything, anyone. She calls the shots even while pretending not to. Even in motherhood, she has shown this steely control.

Every person you meet has a story.

For me, crime fiction was an opportunity to sneak up on readers with social issues, something they won't go out of their way to seek.

I'm very empathetic - that might be one of my superpowers.

It doesn't feel like work. Yes, I have days that are difficult, but I'm sitting in a chair making up stories. It's what I did for fun as a kid, whether with Barbies or stuffed animals.

People still struggle with this notion of gifted writers somehow being in touch with a higher power, but it's all about showing up and doing the job, meeting deadlines, working hard.