Jacqueline Susann Quotes

United States, Writer
August 20, 1918 – September, 21, 1974.

Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974) was an American writer and actress. Her first novel, Valley of the Dolls (1966), is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, The Love Machine (1969) and Once Is Not Enough (1973), Susann became the first author to have three consecutive #1 novels on The New York Times Best Seller List.

Also known as Actress

The second draft is on yellow paper, that's when I work on characterizations. The third is pink, I work on story motivations. Then blue, that's where I cut, cut, cut.

Jacqueline Susann
- Work
- Blue
- Pink
Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.

Jacqueline Susann
- Work
- Writing

I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature.

Jacqueline Susann
- Literature
I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.

Jacqueline Susann
- Time
- Thinking
- Long
As a writer no one's gonna tell me how to write, I'm gonna write the way I wanna write!

Jacqueline Susann