"Lots of people want to have written; they……" — Elizabeth George
"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 of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning."
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Elizabeth George
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19 Quotes by Elizabeth George
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He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in…
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Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present…
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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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Oh, yes, I taught 13 and a half years. I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at…
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