I wouldn't presume to define noir - if we could define it, we wouldn't need to use a French word for it - but it seems to me it's more a way of looking at the world than what one sees.
Lawrence BlockPeople don't get to change things. Things change people once in a while, but people don't change things.
Lawrence BlockAs my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I donโt have to give a ratโs ass about.
Lawrence BlockI never know what I'm going to write next, and when I think I do I usually turn out to be mistaken.
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