Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Jacqueline Briskin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Jacqueline Briskin.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Jacqueline Briskin

Jacqueline Briskin, née Orgell was a British-born American writer specializing in historical fiction from 1970 to 1995. Her books regularly appear on the New York Times bestseller's list. She was a main Selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club seven times, her novels were translated into 26 languages, and has sold 23,000,000 copies worldwide.

Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.) — © Jacqueline Briskin
Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.)
I feel successful when the writing goes well. This lasts five minutes. Once, when I was number one on the bestseller list, I also felt successful. That lasted three minutes.
To me, the act of writing itself is infinitely more important than any success I have achieved through it. Not that I'm knocking success, but after all, I'm the person locked in front of my TRS 80 anywhere from eight to twelve hours a day.
It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up.
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