Birthday Quote by Liza Campbell
![“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/327/liza-campbell-17930_birthday_the-book-the-dissemblers-officially-came_1668670.jpg)
“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?”
“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?”
![“From beginning to end, the novel [Dissemblers] took about three and a half years to write. I didn't write it chronologically.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/21e/liza-campbell-17930_books_from-beginning-to-end-the-novel-dissembl_3159606.jpg)
![“I knew the basic outline of the novel [The Dissemblers] and would write whatever scene of the book I felt particularly excited about at the time.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/655/liza-campbell-17930_book_i-knew-the-basic-outline-of-the-novel-th_2561626.jpg)
![“Ivy [Wilkes] does exhibit a certain impatience at the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers]. She doesn't want to wait through years of hard work and insignificance to make her mark on the art world. Part of her growth is in realizing - even embracing - that the process of art is more important…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a47/liza-campbell-17930_art_ivy-wilkes-does-exhibit-a-certain-impati_300782.jpg)
![“[Ivy Wilkes] loves [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work, but is not satisfied by just looking at the paintings; she wants the painting to be her own. The plot grew naturally out of Ivy's personality (and flaws).” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d00/liza-campbell-17930_flaws_ivy-wilkes-loves-georgia-o-keeffe-s-work_387478.jpg)
![“I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work).” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c56/liza-campbell-17930_analysis_i-read-letters-and-journal-entries-by-ge_680547.jpg)
![“At the beginning of the book [The Dissemblers], Ivy [Wilkes] has a long way to go in order to achieve self-sufficiency. Although she is very independent, even somewhat of a loner, she is very affected by other peoples' opinions. At the opening of the book, her ideas of success and achievement are…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/69e/liza-campbell-17930_achieve_at-the-beginning-of-the-book-the-dissemb_787869.jpg)
![“I was only loosely aware of [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work. Primarily, I had seen her famous paintings of skulls with flowers, which are not my favorite. I didn't really become familiar with her work until after I started writing the book, but the more I learned about her the more I admired her.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bcf/liza-campbell-17930_book_i-was-only-loosely-aware-of-georgia-o-ke_853884.jpg)
![“Because Ivy [Wilkes] is just starting out as an artist, I wanted to focus on [Georgia] O'Keeffe's experiences when she was just starting out. I suspect there is a difference between being an unknown artist and being a celebrated artist. When nobody knows your work, nobody except you really cares…” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/79d/liza-campbell-17930_art_because-ivy-wilkes-is-just-starting-out_1037992.jpg)
![“When Ivy [Wilkes] begins her work in forgery, she doesn't yet know the toll that it will take on her own original work. She even thinks it might be a way to find inspiration. By the time she realizes that she has lost her own voice, she is thoroughly entangled in the forgery mess.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e2f/liza-campbell-17930_forgery_when-ivy-wilkes-begins-her-work-in-forge_1107033.jpg)
