I think there's an unnatural amount of social pressure on women, particularly mothers, to conform to certain standards of behavior, particularly in… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
If a book has a predictable storyline or familiar situations, there's little satisfaction for me in writing it. A woman deciding which man she'll… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
“And the truth is, sometimes my sisters and I do get jealous, and sometimes we do say things to-and about-one another that are thoughtless… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
“When it comes to religion, no one knows anything, especially those who claim to know best.” — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
To be perfectly frank: I don't write women's fiction. I write intimate, gritty, realistic, character-driven fiction that happens to be thrown into the women's… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
My novels are never truly finished, even if they're published and sitting on the shelf. While I may no longer be interested in spending… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
What I like to do and what I have to do are two separate things. I like to read, swim, watch TV, spend time… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
My only relief is to sleep. When I'm sleeping, I'm not sad, I'm not angry, I'm not lonely, I'm nothing. — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
There's constant drama, and I'm busy, busy, but at the center of the madness is the desire to write, the need to write. That… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
My entire life has been centered around my writing, and by that I mean finding the time to write. — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
I hope I'll keep people up at night, unable to stop turning pages. That's my goal: exhausted, emotionally drained readers who can't stop crying. — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
I've always been a writer who tackles complex themes and risky subjects - I write about the things that people think but never say… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
To be honest, I want readers to be wrung out. As a novelist, I don't have a political agenda or specific philosophy; I'm trying… — Jillian Medoff Copy Share Image
