Lisa Scottoline Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.”

“You don't have to be dead to write a classic, and you don't have to be literary to be smart.”

“Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.”

“Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.”

“I get up around 8 o'clock, which gives me enough time to walk dogs and feed chickens and horses. Then I get to work in my home office upstairs, and basically, I don't stop until I've written 2,000 words and/or the Stephen Colbert show is over.”

“My animals are a really important part of my life.”

“I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers.”

“If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house.”

“The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.”

“Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.”