Susan Isaacs Quotes

Susan Isaacs

Profession : Novelist

Birth : December 7, 1943

I must have been yearning for some Jewish content beyond my genetic makeup because soon after my 21st birthday, I noticed I was no longer dating WASPs.

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I was always the weirdo who wanted to have an egalitarian service in synagogue and felt I was always going against the grain.

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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.

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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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It's not that I'm apolitical... In my youth, I was a freelance political speechwriter, which taught me a lot about writing fiction, I must add.

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Could there be a cowgirl in my future? You know, I never know what character is going to come and tap me on the shoulder and say, 'Hey, tell my story.' So maybe the next one will have boots.

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I wanted to be a cowgirl... But, you know, it was pointed out to me that, you know, growing up in Brooklyn, there wasn't much opportunity... for cowgirlery.

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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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It's no coincidence that I began writing the day my daughter started school. I knew everything I knew before I began to write, but I was raising two children and didn't have the time to get to the typewriter.

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I can only write about two or three pages of fiction a day.

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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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I am married to a happy camper. He's a criminal lawyer who thinks people are inherently good and will befriend him. His father, at 93, is the same way.

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I have such admiration for Whoopi Goldberg as an actress and a general smart person.

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I see myself as writing biographies, the complete story of someone's life.

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Style is not my long suit, but I'm really fascinated by it.

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I love being a grandparent. I'm one of those you want to avoid - I pull out the iPhone and say, 'Hey, wanna see my camera roll?'

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As for writing novels - it's what I've done for 30 some-odd years. I can't suddenly say I'm going to take up golf. I need something in my life. As long as I can write a coherent sentence, I'll keep at 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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As soon as someone is coming from New York, I automatically think I have to get dressed up.

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With my middle-class metabolism, the suburbs were where I always wanted to be.

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