Donald E. Westlake Quotes
If you leave me here," the guy on the floor said, "he'll kill me tomorrow morning." Parker looked at him. "So you've still got tonight," he said.
Westlake, Donald E. (writing as Richard Stark). The Hunter. Pocket Books, 1962.
The first clause of the disjunction was a favorite quote used by Lyndon Johnson during negotiations over civil rights legislation, 1964-1965. While he did not utter the second clause, many familiar with the Bible and Johnson’s tactics, took its meaning also.
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake is perhaps best-remembered for creating two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hard-boiled Parker (published under the pen name Richard Stark), and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
