Sarah Weinman It takes about seventy-five pages for a Parker reference – from ‘The Score,’ specifically – to show up in Geoff Manaugh’s ‘A Burglar’s Guide to the City.’ – Sarah Weinman Burglars Quotes City Quotes Geoff Quotes Guide Quotes Manaughs Quotes Parker Quotes Reference Quotes Score Quotes Seventyfive Quotes Takes Quotes As I considered Parker and his absurdist reflection in the Westlake-authored ‘Dortmunder’ novels, I wrote, ‘His natural ability to observe human behavior and to follow an idea, no matter how bizarre, through to its proper, rightful finish echoed the vision of an architect.’ A Burglar’s Guide to the City’ makes disparate connections seem obvious in hindsight, and my worldview is altered a little bit more, and far for the better, as a result. We’ll never know, but I suspect Donald Westlake would have enjoyed it – and perhaps been a little unsettled by it, too.
Maya AngelouTruth There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. – Maya Angelou
Shelby Steele Whites know never tell blacks what you really think and what you really feel because you risk being seen as a racist. And the result of that is that to a degree, we as blacks live in a bubble. Nobody tells us the truth. Nobody tells us what they would do if they were in our situation. Nobody really helps us. – Shelby Steele
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