Susan Isaacs Quotes
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There are days where I lose track of time, of place, of everything else, because I've been transported to another universe.
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Whether you're an obstetrician or a third-grade teacher or a real estate agent, you know when you're doing good work. You're passionate about it.
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Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.
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I've had lots of commercial success. I've also had some terrible reviews and some wonderful reviews.
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Everyone has early fiction fantasies, but it wasn't until my second child Betsy was born that I allowed the urge to write a novel bubble up.
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There is no 'right' way to begin a novel, but for me, plot has to wait. The character comes first.
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I see myself as writing biographies, the complete story of someone's life.
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I never failed at anything in fiction.
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I like to show ordinary people reacting to extraordinary circumstances. It's an opportunity for adventure, and I like women to have adventures. There's been far too little of it with women.
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Being a novelist is the adult version of a kid creating a make-believe world. But unlike a child, a writer of fiction has to come up with a structured story, one that has as much meaning for others as it has for her.