If I waited to be inspired to go to the gym, I'd never get there. I schedule my exercise time; I schedule my work time. This is especially important if you have a day job as I did while writing my first seven novels.
More Quotes by Laura Lippman
Anyone can love a perfect place. Loving Baltimore takes some resilience.
My husband and I are both proud public school graduates.
It's very different to have this kid that I'm truly responsible for.
Writers who don't read can't write well. It's that simple. The more you read, the better you read, the better you'll write. The upside is that you can't read too much, and even 'junk' reading can be constructive.
I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
My husband, David Simon, and I make our livings using our imaginations.