Lisa Scottoline quotes

Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart. (Lisa Scottoline)
And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. I'd be happy to be there at 86. View quote
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I am an open book, literally. I don't mind if people know way too much about me. View quote
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I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly. View quote
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I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness. View quote
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We can't control what people do or say, even if it's dumb. View quote
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Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. View quote
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Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy. View quote
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I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person. View quote
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Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse? View quote
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And wouldn't we be better off if every New Year's, we thought about the things we did right and we resolved to keep doing them, no matter how wacky they were. (Lisa Scottoline)
Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women. View quote
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Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A temper tantrum was a sign that a mom said no when it counted. View quote
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I was a lawyer and I loved it, but my Francesca was born, and a divorce followed way too soon after. View quote
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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. View quote
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If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house. View quote
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I love writing both fiction and memoir. Both have unique challenges; bottom line, fiction is hard because you have to come up with the credible, twisty plot, and memoir is hard because you have to say something true and profound, albeit in a funny way. View quote
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I'm a sociopath. I look normal, but I'm not. I'm smarter, better, and freer, because I'm not bound by rules, law, emotion or regard for you. View quote
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I've read that one out of twenty-four people is a sociopath, and if you ask me, the other twenty-three of you should be worried. View quote
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I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control. View quote
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I don't really like you, but I'm so good at acting as if I do that it's basically the same thing. (Lisa Scottoline)
Your typical suburban mom worries all the time, but she worries about the wrong things. View quote
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But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role. View quote
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Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire. View quote
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My animals are a really important part of my life. View quote
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