"It is the job of the novelist to…" — Elizabeth George

"It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader."

— Elizabeth George

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19 Quotes by Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George has 19 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in…
Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present…
Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to…
She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had…
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…
Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of…
Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It…
Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at…
The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

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More Job Quotes

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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about… — Neil Armstrong
Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot… — Gerard Arpey
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire
I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling… — Rowan Atkinson
In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just… — Rowan Atkinson
I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to… — David Attenborough
It's extremely difficult to get these jobs because you can't get a job on a ship unless you have seaman's… — Paul Auster
My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I… — Jensen Ackles
We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job… — Joe Baca
I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation. — Michele Bachmann

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