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14 quotes by Lisa Kleypas

Lisa Kleypas (born 1964) is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City.
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Love is always a leap into the unknown. You can try to control as many variables, and understand a situation as you can, but you're still jumping... →

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I will admit, I once launched myself at Julie Garwood for a hug, hoping some of her magic would rub off on me... and I have fangirl crushes on Susan... →

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I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

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I'd gone to Wellesley College, an amazing women's college where the students were encouraged to follow our dreams. However, after I graduated... →

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The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as people - our characters or souls - can be shaped or... →

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We all know that being able to express deep emotion can literally save a person's life, and suppressing emotion can kill you both spiritually and... →

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Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have... →

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I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids.

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It's difficult for most of us to be completely honest with ourselves - we hate to admit how vulnerable or needful we are.

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This is not Tolstoy. I don't want to know what critics and professors think of what I'm writing. It might hurt my feelings.

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When something terrible happens, how you react determines who you are from then on.

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I always counsel aspiring novelists that passion is the most important quality for a writer to possess - technique can be taught, but that relentless... →

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My ultimate crush may be Judith McNaught - I met her once more than 20 years ago, and she was incredibly kind and encouraging to me. I adore that... →

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