Harlan Ellison, as quoted by Scott Bradfield, in "Donald E. Westlake: The Writer’s Writer’s Writer". The Los Angeles Review of Books, August 22, 2017.
“
Throw out that fucking copy of Finnegans Wake you’re always carrying around and go read Donald E. Westlake. He’ll teach you everything you need to know about writing fiction.
— Harlan Ellison on Donald E. Westlake
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Throw out that fucking copy of Finnegans Wake you’re always carrying around and go read Donald E. Westlake. He’ll teach you everything you need to know about writing fiction." in the context of "Harlan Ellison, as quoted by Scott Bradfield, in "Donald E. Westlake: The Writer’s Writer’s Writer". The Los Angeles Review of Books, August 22, 2017." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Donald E. Westlake" (About Westlake)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Tags
About Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (27 May 1934 – 28 June 2018) was an American author (mostly of speculative fiction) and media critic.
About Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (27 May 1934 – 28 June 2018) was an American author (mostly of speculative fiction) and media critic.
View all quotes →