Scottoline Books Quotes

#1. I'm a message maker. I create products and ideas that help people connect one heart at a time.

Sandra Magsamen

#2. Hirsch is for weddings and Lagavulin is for divorces. Hirsch is as upbeat and happy as Lagavulin is dark and brooding.

Fritz Allhoff

#3. I've been very lucky with prizes. But the thing about prizes is that, when you talk about a prize-winning author, you can be talking about one that is well-regarded but doesn't sell any books.

Jim Crace

#4. That's what books do, isn't it? That's why I love to read. They bring us closer to ourselves.

Lisa Scottoline

#5. I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books, and I memorize my reviews. I love to hear from my readers.

Lisa Scottoline

#6. There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.

Claire Forlani

#7. 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.

Lisa Scottoline

#8. I've only been to Dublin once, and I had a great time. I got completely soaked because it was rainy.

Jodie Foster

#9. Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.

Theodore Kaczynski

#10. Considering yourself selflessly selfish is a principle of all great thinkers

Phil Collins

#11. I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers.

Lisa Scottoline

#12. Expectations ruin the pleasures of life. To overcome every bad and appreciate every good, consider every day your last and take no one for granted.

Nael Gharzeddine

#13. Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.

Lisa Scottoline

#14. Once food gets into our fridges, larders and kitchens, ensuring that it gets used up before going off seems like an obvious thing to do - but it's alarming how many millions of tonnes are simply chucked because we don't keep track of the food we've spent our money on.

Tristram Stuart