Elizabeth George Quotes

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• He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the…
• Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present has a reference point, both…
• Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might…
• She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so…
• I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.
• Having a facility for language is an important part of being an author.
• I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.
• I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me…
• It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.
• Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows…
• Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of…
• Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in…
• The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.
• I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.
• I have to know the killer, the victim and the motive when I begin. Then I start to create the characters and see how the…
• I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.
• I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this…
• Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover…
• When we acknowledge Gods supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.

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