Jackie Collins Quotes

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• Viagra is a drug, just like cocaine. It can cause you to become addicted.
• I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.
• I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they…
• The biggest critics of my books are the people who never read them.
• A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk.
• I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul…
• If you want to have great sex, find a partner who really turns you on. Pills are merely props, and props can turn out to…
• Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
• I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great…
• If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to…
• I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can…
• Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about…
• I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a…
• Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.
• I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and…
• I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
• I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right…
• All of my books have the potential to become movies, it's just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and…
• Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No,…
• I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said…

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