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Danielle Steel, born on August 14, 1947, is a renowned American novelist. Her works cover a wide range of themes including love, family, friendship, and career, and have won the hearts of readers worldwide.

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Famous Danielle Steel Quotes

“I used to think when I had children that somebody else had the rule book and they hadn't given it to me, and everybody else knew how to do it right except me. I find the same thing in writing: you think that everybody knows what they're doing and that you don't.”

Thinking Knows Writing Children Book Used Given

Author:Danielle Steel

“If you let anything infringe on your writing time, it will. And you won't get the writing done. Taking one day off can cost me five days of getting back in the mood. Going out to lunch can cost me anywhere from five hours to three days. And for me it's not worth it. For my own sense of well-being I have to finish my work before I can play.”

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“Like a small animal burrowing into its hole, I shift furniture around, and back myself into a cozy corner, with my back to the wall...and then I can write.”

Writing I Can Animal Wall Corners Holes Furniture Cozy Small Animals Burrowing

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“Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.”

People World Feels Writing Character Lonely Endeavor Solitary Filling

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“I just write all the time! I'm always working. I usually work on several books at once.”

Writing Book Always Working

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“I write about the things that happen to us all. The things that are tough, the things that matter, from a loved one fighting an illness, to losing a job, being betrayed by somebody you trust, all parts of the human condition. No one is exempt from those things.”

Writing Humans Matter Happens Jobs Fighting Conditions Losing Tough Illness Loved Ones Human Condition Betrayed Things That Matter Being Betrayed

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“Somebody once said to me that photography and writing don't get respect because people think that they can do it, too.”

People Thinking Writing Said Can Do Photography

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“A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.”

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“I always try to write about believable people.”

People Writing Trying Believable

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“Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.”

World Writing Mean Comfortable Survival Despite Surroundings Cruel World Respite

Book:The Long Road Home

Source: The Long Road Home

“When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.”

Writing Process Ready One Day Painful Brutal Catharsis

Book:The Long Road Home

Source: The Long Road Home

“I started writing stories as a child.”

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“I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.”

Writing Trying Stuff Torment

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“My kids are more precious to me than anything. I'm with them all day, and I write all night.”

Writing Kids Night Literature All Night

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About the Author

Born: August 14, 1947
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 146

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