No one can give another human being the soul of an artist, the sensibility of a writer, or the passion to put words on paper that is the gift and the curse of those who fashion poetry and prose. But it's ludicrous to suggest and short- sighted to believe that the fundamentals of fiction can't be taught. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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The popularity of poker is absolutely phenomenal. It is head and shoulders over other types of college gambling. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Novels were designed to entertain, and those of us who wish to keep the art form alive need to keep this in mind. To aim for lofty literature instead of aiming for a good story with real characters who grow and develop and a setting that's brought to life is... like putting the varnish on the canvas first. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Writing was the way I felt most complete. It really has always fulfilled a need for creative balance in my life. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The art of writing is what you get to do once to do become familiar with the craft. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader. - Elizabeth George Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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