Lawrence Block Quotes

I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do.

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

The reason for privacy is not so that people will not know you go to the bathroom. It's to allow certain things to go on that you don't want other people to know about, when all is said and done. But the things I don't want other people to know about are not my sex life.

My private life is private.

One should mature over 20 years.

Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.

I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.

I've learned the hard way how valuable privacy is. And I've learned that there are a lot of things in your life that really benefit from being private. And relationships are one of them.

Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.

Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.

I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family.

I keep everything that's private private.

I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life.

Generally, I do not talk about people - family or friends. This is how I am.

I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself.

I don't always want my opinion known. What little privacy I have left I'd like to maintain.

I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me.

It's nice, though, getting older and being able to do different roles.

Some things should remain private.

I always had the street mentality, but when you're older, you get more mature.

I'm one of those old-fashioned people who keeps their private life private.

I've learned to keep a lot of stuff to myself.

Everybody has said or done the wrong thing and regretted it later, but at the time, you really couldn't help it! As you get older, you're more guarded, but that's a really tough process of learning, to be brutally honest, about some things and keeping your mouth shut about others.

My relationships are between me and whomever I'm with, not between me and the world.