Lisa Lutz quotes - page 2

I was on a few surveillance jobs as part of a big team. I would be the person to follow the subject on foot when the need arose. But most of the time, we were sitting in a car doing nothing. (Lisa Lutz)
People transform in some ways, and they remain exactly the same in others. Often, the thing you'd like to change the most about yourself is where you will forever remain stuck.
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I was young, maybe 4, when I learned where babies came from.
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I wouldn't say that my family is normal.
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I am a huge Mel Brooks fan. And I do think that not seeing his canon of classics is a bit criminal or clueless.
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I didn't feel a strong bond with the parents who raised me, and I had anything but a happy childhood. My mother was overly sensitive; my father, ascetic. I was neither. I felt as if I were living with complete strangers. I suspect that my parents felt the same way.
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I usually have a sense of where my characters are personally and ways in which they might transform throughout the novel. But I never know at the outset how the book will end, nor do I ever stick to my original plan.
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I loved writing the Spellman novels, but I never had any plan to only write in one genre.
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I don't feel like I'm a writer who works under any influence.
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There's no reason why a writer shouldn't explore and use different genres.
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I have certain rules for snooping, under which anything out in the open is fair game. (Lisa Lutz)
You can't be suspicious 24/7. It's too exhausting.
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I have a love/hate relationship with jogging.
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If you're trying to hide, avoid using your own name. Have a couple spares that you can pull out of your pocket anytime, the more thoroughly documented the better.
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I'm always accused of being a crime novelist, but I'm not really.
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My writing process is chaos. I usually start with an overarching theme. Then I establish several story threads, but I don't outline. I just start writing and keep notes for what may come. It's an organic process that's usually pretty flexible.
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I investigate more directly. I tend to ask a lot of questions and don't feel satisfied until I have the answer.
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