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"Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field."
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"Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly."

"Never let your education interfere with your learning."

"The longer you chase the wrong person, the further you travel in the wrong direction. You're better than that."

"Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily."

"Use what you stand for and what you oppose as a foundation to write great content that resonates with readers and creates a ripple effect."
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"My husband used to take care of the business part of this, and after he died I found I wasn't really any good at it. I hate remembering who owes me what and bugging them if they haven't paid me."

"I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter."

"I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character."

"Everybody is a True Believer. Everybody has a little nugget they're convinced of that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side. And they're convinced it's fact."

"I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years."

"I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines."

"The Internet makes it possible for people like me to live the way I do now. Without it, I'd have to be in New York or some other city. I think the Internet is the greatest invention in history after antibiotics."
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