Burglars Can't Be Choosers Quotes

“As my grandmother used to say, if you've got nothing good to say about someone, let's hear it.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“Being dead means never having to do anything sneaky.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“I stood for a moment, letting my ears do the walking, and then I gave the bell a thorough ring and waited thirty thoughtful seconds before ringing it again.
And that, let me assure you, is not a waste of time. Public institutions throughout the fifty states provide food and clothing and shelter for lads who don't ring the bell first.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“Well, you live and you learn, and generally in that order. I”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“Life, I announced, is not a B picture. Well, it ain't no De Mille epic either, boss. Things'll work out, Bernie.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“Imaginative persons could probably find interesting things to do with handcuffs and a nightstick.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“I rode to the fourth floor, poked around until I found the stairway, and walked down a flight. I almost always do this and I sometimes wonder why. I think someone must have done it in a movie once and I was evidently impressed, but it’s really a waste of time, especially when the elevator in question is self-service.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“I’d do a lot of reading here, and quality stuff, not modern junk.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers