The Hapless Valet Quotes

“Discretion is a virtue of a valet," she said... With a smile of self-assurance, he dipped his head, reminding her that dignity was another of a valet's virtues”
― Lenhardt Stevens, The Hapless Valet

“That's unfortunate because a labor of love, though short of net income, can be enriching in other ways”
― Lenhardt Stevens, The Hapless Valet

“The urgency became a thousand times so. If any of the signposts in Portland had made his venturing forth haphazard and meandering, that was changed by a blast propelling him to either a job well done or a ghastly failure. The stakes couldn't get any higher”
― Lenhardt Stevens, The Hapless Valet

“If adhered to, my story will make a splendid film, but its richness and literary texture shines in the novel. Unfortunately, there's scant ability in the publishing industry to recognize talent. They only have eyes for literary dinosaurs and those who hack out hackneyed pulp thrillers, romance, chick-lit and sci-fiction drivel. Its all part of the obsession with making money. I can't begrudge that. I'm a realist. Yet, so far I've found publishers as witless at recognizing superior writing”
― Lenhardt Stevens, The Hapless Valet

“You should appreciate turning out as well as you did." He took her hand and squeezed gently. "You grew up in a narcissistic, boozy, scandalous Hollywood household. But with a lot of hard work and determination, you freed yourself. Now you're engaged to a narcissistic, narco-terrorizing, double crossing Hollywood movie star. Isn't that progress?”
― Lenhardt Stevens, The Hapless Valet