"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for. "
— Lawrence Block

"Man, I so sick of dinosaurs. They wasn't extinct, I'd go out an' kill 'em myself."
— Lawrence Block

"If you cannot stand a spoon upright in the cup, then the coffee is too weak."
— Lawrence Block

"If you want to write fiction, the best thing you can do is take two aspirins, lie down in a dark room, and wait for the feeling to pass."
— Lawrence Block (Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print)

"It's enough of a strain killing people. I've no time for deer.
--Mick Ballou"
— Lawrence Block (Everybody Dies)