Jacqueline Susann quotes

Jacqueline Susann was an American author, most famous for her bestseller "Valley of the Dolls." Her work broke records in publishing and tackled controversial themes of fame, addiction, and ambition. She achieved lasting popularity and became a trailblazer for women writers in popular fiction. Here are 14 of her quotes:

I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy! (Jacqueline Susann)

Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.

Jacqueline Susann

People parted, years passed, they met again- and the meeting proved no reunion, offered no warm memories, only the acid knowledge that time had passed and things weren't as bright or attractive as they had been.

Jacqueline Susann

Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.

Jacqueline Susann

When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.

Jacqueline Susann

Everyone has an identity. One of their own, and one for show.

Jacqueline Susann

Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.

Jacqueline Susann

A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.

Jacqueline Susann

I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.

Jacqueline Susann

Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.

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As a writer no one's gonna tell me how to write, I'm gonna write the way I wanna write! (Jacqueline Susann)

I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature.

Jacqueline Susann

The second draft is on yellow paper, that's when I work on characterizations. The third is pink, I work on story motivations. Then blue, that's where I cut, cut, cut.

Jacqueline Susann

Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.

Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann

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Occupation: American Author
Born: August 20, 1918
Died: September 21, 1974
Quotes count: 14

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