Lisa Scottoline Quotes

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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.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Love Is, Giving

  Lisa Scottoline (2009). “Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman”, p.285, Macmillan

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• I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Heart, Names, Philadelphia

  "How I Write: Lisa Scottoline & Daughter Francesca Serritella". Interview with Noah Charney, www.thedailybeast.com. November 14, 2012.

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• Bad things are like waves. They're going to happen to you, and there's nothing you can do about it. They're part of life, like waves are a part of the ocean. If you're standing on the shoreline, you don't know when the waves are coming. But they'll come. You gotta make sure you get back to the surface, after every wave. That's all.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Ocean, Wave, Surface

  Lisa Scottoline (2010). “Look Again”, p.218, Macmillan

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

  Lisa Scottoline

  Smart, Book, People

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2010). “My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman”, p.135, Macmillan

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• If you cant be brave then be determined. And you will end up in the same place.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Brave, Determined, Ends

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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.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Ifs

  "Like Mother Like Daughter: PW Talks with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Scottoline Serritella". Interview with Linda M. Castellitto, www.publishersweekly.com. October 11, 2010.

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• The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Writing, Thinking, Trying

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• Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse?

  Lisa Scottoline

  Morning, Decision, Littles

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2010). “My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman”, p.32, Macmillan

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• The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Smart, Book, Heart

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2015). “Truly Funny Stories Vol. 1: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space”, p.277, St. Martin's Press

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• I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Fun, Thinking, Persons

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• People project all sorts of emotions onto their cats, and cats like it that way.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Cat, People, Way

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• My theory is that you find out who your true friends are when something good happens to you, not when something bad happens to you. Everybody loves you when something bad happens to you. Then you're easy to love.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Friends, True Friend, Love You

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• I read, therefore, I matter.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Matter

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2015). “Truly Funny Stories Vol. 1: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space”, p.634, St. Martin's Press

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• Women shouldn't iron, ever. It's our wrinkles that make us interesting.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Wrinkles, Iron, Interesting

  Lisa Scottoline (2009). “Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman”, p.37, Macmillan

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• We can't control what people do or say, even if it's dumb.

  Lisa Scottoline

  People, Dumb, Ifs

  Lisa Scottoline (2014). “The Lisa Scottoline Collection: Volume 1: Look Again, Save Me”, p.575, St. Martin's Press

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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

  New Year, Years, Matter

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• Testosterone should be a controlled substance.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Men, Substance, Should

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• don't argue what you don't believe in. Rule number one, in law and in life.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Believe, Law, Numbers

  Lisa Scottoline (2009). “The Vendetta Defense”, p.50, Harper Collins

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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.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Real, Cities, Philadelphia

  "How I Write: Lisa Scottoline & Daughter Francesca Serritella". Interview with Noah Charney, www.thedailybeast.com. November 14, 2012.

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• There was no known cure for a Catholic education.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Catholic, Religion, Cures

  "Mistaken Identity". Book by Lisa Scottoline, 1999.

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• I am an open book, literally. I don't mind if people know way too much about me.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Book, People, Mind

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• Everybody hates lawyers, but they don't realize judges are just lawyers with a promotion. Think about it.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Hate, Thinking, Judging

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• Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Writing, Thinking, Stories

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• 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

  Book, Writing, Stories

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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.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Mom, Long Ago, Honor

  Lisa Scottoline (2010). “Look Again”, p.53, Pan Macmillan

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