"Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads……" — Elizabeth George
"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 in the past and in the future. I want you to know that you--as you are right now and as you ever will be--are fully enough for this moment . . ."
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19 Quotes by Elizabeth George
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Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to…
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She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had…
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I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.
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Having a facility for language is an important part of being an author.
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I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.
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I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by…
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It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.
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Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of…
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Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It…
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The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.
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