KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Elizabeth George Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Elizabeth George

Showing 1-10 of 26 Quotes by Elizabeth George

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Extremely Island Location Northwest Novel Pacific Particularly Suited

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Art can't be taught; passion can't be taught; discipline can't be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Art Both Craft Discipline Passion Taught Writing

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Job Novelist Reader Touch

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found it so frightening to write.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Back Found Frightening Had Known Lead Mastery Process Product Then Wish Would Write I Wish

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me and not by a pack of critics around the globe.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Ages Around Attempt Critics Decided Globe Good Literature Me Novel Pack Something Whether Will Write

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their grinning picture on the back. But this is what comes at the end of a job, not at the beginning.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Back Beginning Book Cover End Front In Other Words Job Lots Name Other People Picture See Want Words Write Written

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: About Accurate Another Anyone Could Culture Get Percent Think Write

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this point of view.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Another Believes Both Disconcerting Discover Fascinating Find Frankly Person Point Point Of View Taught Understand View Who Writing

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Accept America Art Art Form Because Dying Encouraging Follows Footsteps Form Here Most Necessity Published Talent Wisdom Writers Writing

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.

~Elizabeth George

Topics: Characters Deal Essentially Events Grow Incident Initial Logical Most Plot Put Quo Sequence Simply Situation Status Status Quo

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 26th, 1949

Links

Find Elizabeth George on Amazon

Related Authors

Leo Buscaglia
Joseph Campbell
Frederick Douglass
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Helen Keller
Henry David Thoreau
Mark Twain
Zig Ziglar

Popular Authors

Kate Adie Maya Angelou Yogi Berra Les Brown Marie Curie Jim Morrison Florence Nightingale Harry S Truman

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1694 - Voltaire

1768 - Friedrich Schleiermacher

1787 - Bryan Procter

1863 - Arthur Quiller-Couch

1870 - Alexander Berkman

1886 - Harold Nicolson

1889 - Hugh Kingsmill

1898 - Rene Magritte

1904 - Coleman Hawkins

1907 - Jim Bishop

Birthdays on November 21st
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Famous Funny Graduation Hope Saint Patrick's Day Society Thanksgiving Veterans Day