Book Quote by Hilary Liftin

I think one of the big things that's come out of ghostwriting for me is real compassion for the complexity of fame.

— Hilary Liftin

I don't think you can take a whole genre of very popular books and say, "This is all trash!" When we read a memoir…

— Hilary Liftin

We exploit celebrities by caring about shallow things like whether they've gotten a facelift. And we violate their children constantly. But we also love…

— Hilary Liftin

I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love…

— Hilary Liftin

Working with somebody who has a more interesting life than I do - and getting to take on that life temporarily - is an…

— Hilary Liftin

I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has…

— Hilary Liftin

None of my clients are criminals, but to a much lighter degree that's what goes on. I hear the story, and I hear it…

— Hilary Liftin

I’ve taken on some of the emotional weight of the stories I’ve worked on. I was writing about a very difficult time in the…

— Hilary Liftin

I've been writing books without ego for a very long time. I feel like it will get what it deserves. Or won't get what…

— Hilary Liftin

No one grows up thinking they want to be a ghostwriter. No one plans on that job.

— Hilary Liftin

Lizzie Pepper is pure fiction! The character is pulled from tabloids. But I think we all look at celebrity marriages and invest in them.

— Hilary Liftin

I think people dismiss celebrity memoirs as unreal, contrived and maybe partially made up. But that's definitely not true for anything that I write.

— Hilary Liftin