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> [Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/truth-is-every-writer-has-to-be-a-good-editor-and-you-have-to-edit/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

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## More by Lisa Scottoline

> [“Night came early to this neighborhood, the sun fleeing the sky, leaving heaven black and blue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/night-came-early-to-this-neighborhood-the-sun-fleeing-the-sky-leaving/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/i-love-everything-about-philadelphia-and-its-food-is-like-the-city/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [everything associated with weddings cost the same - a fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/everything-associated-with-weddings-cost-the-same-a-fortune/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/i-love-my-job-and-i-love-books-i-read-anything-including-cereal-boxes/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“Great griefs are mute.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/great-griefs-are-mute/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“Justice didn’t compensate for the loss of human life. Justice was an intellectual concept, inevitably trumped by emotion. Justice was the word we used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/justice-didn-t-compensate-for-the-loss-of-human-life-justice-was-an/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“I know that people get angry and I'm generally a fan of emotions. And to be real, it makes great television. A debate where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/i-know-that-people-get-angry-and-i-m-generally-a-fan-of-emotions-and/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“Custom curtains made with a lovely Schumacher fabric that she’d used for the headboard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/custom-curtains-made-with-a-lovely-schumacher-fabric-that-she-d-used/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“you very much, and now I’ll take”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/you-very-much-and-now-i-ll-take/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/because-the-thing-about-love-is-that-we-can-t-control-whether-we-get/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/i-like-terrific-writing-but-i-also-like-a-terrific-story-my-favorite/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/if-it-weren-t-for-book-tours-i-would-never-leave-my-house/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [You don't have to be dead to write a classic, and you don't have to be literary to be smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/you-don-t-have-to-be-dead-to-write-a-classic-and-you-don-t-have-to-be/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“Writing had always helped her, before. It always clarified her feelings and her thoughts, and she never felt like she could understand something fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/writing-had-always-helped-her-before-it-always-clarified-her-feelings/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

> [“Everyone liked a clean-cut guy, and they tended to forget that appearances were deceiving. His”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-scottoline/everyone-liked-a-clean-cut-guy-and-they-tended-to-forget-that/)

[Lisa Scottoline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-scottoline/)

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