35 Quotes by Susan Isaacs

I was always the weirdo who wanted to have an egalitarian service in synagogue and felt I was always going against the grain.

I've had lots of commercial success. I've also had some terrible reviews and some wonderful reviews.

It's not that I'm apolitical... In my youth, I was a freelance political speechwriter, which taught me a lot about writing fiction, I must add.

Just as you can accept Miss Marple going to tea with the vicar, there's no reason why Long Island can't have a universality to it.

Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.

Style is not my long suit, but I'm really fascinated by it.

There are days where I lose track of time, of place, of everything else, because I've been transported to another universe.

There are so many different worlds in Long Island. That's why it's so fascinating. Between Great Neck and Montauk, there are 10,000 worlds.

There is no 'right' way to begin a novel, but for me, plot has to wait. The character comes first.