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By the way, the quote “When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book”, which is attributed to Higgins Clark, CANNOT be found anywhere.
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“Well, there was one review two years ago which really knocked a book of mine.(laughing) So I found out what the reviewer looked like, and I intend to make him the villain in my next novel! Or, perhaps he’ll show up as a victim with a bullet in his head. That’s one of the joys of being a writer. You can take out all your frustrations in fiction, and remain a perfectly lovely person in real life.”
On January 31, 2010, the prolific American author Mary Higgins Clark aka “Queen of Suspense” passed away at the age of 92.
This mystery novelist wrote thirty-eight suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books.
Her international best-sellers include “The Cradle Will Fall“, “The Cinderella Murder“, “All Dressed in White“, and “The Sleeping Beauty Killer“.
Her last novel “Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry” deals with a mix of murder and the #MeToo movement.
Two of her novels “Where Are the Children?” and “A Stranger Is Watching” were made into feature films, while others were turned into television movies.
Among the many honors and awards that Clark received were: the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (1980), membership (1997) in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and induction (2000) as a Grand Master of the Edgar Allen Poe Awards by the Mystery Writers of America.
Mary Higgins Quotes With Citations
Without holding your suspense any longer, let’s check out some of my favorite Mary Higgins Clark quotes about writing:
“There are so many wonderful writers who can’t make a living off their craft.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I did believe in my heart of hearts that I would one day be a successful writer.” – Mary Higgin Clark
“My inspiration for a story always begins with the plot.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“My books always have a strong, self-reliant woman character in the lead role.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“There are people who would like to write, there are people who have a genuine talent for writing, and there are the rest of us — those of us who become known, who truly need to write. And it is a need, like eating or brushing your teeth.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I love a good party. I’m the one who would climb out of my casket to go to my wake! And when I die, put a nice big spiral notebook, a couple of pens, and a glass of wine in the casket, and I’ll be perfectly content.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“You will find the time to write if you’re compelled to write.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“The plot is what you will do for the rest of your life, and you are the protagonist.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I cut a lot of stories out of The New York Times.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“…don’t say you’re too busy, because you’ll always be too busy!” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I have always maintained that the sexiest line of the century was: “You’ll not shut me out of your bedroom tonight, my dear.”” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I do think that authors who are commercially successful really don’t get fair treatment from reviewers much of the time.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“…a writer writes to be read.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“A writer does not write for her desk drawer — she writes for people to read what she has written.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“There is a lot of psychology in philosophy, which I found fascinating. And it has been very helpful in my writing.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I believe that the real critics that count are the readers.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“Well, the fact of life is that anybody who is commercially successful is going to get lambasted by some critic. It’s just the way it is.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“One of the best clues about what to write is what one likes to read, and I had always loved reading suspense.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“The flame of inspiration needs to be encouraged. Put a glass around that small candle and protect it from discouragement or ridicule.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I’m no prude, but I think there’s a way you can tell a story that will grip you without that… the story should be one that makes you jump.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“Somebody once said, if you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, love what you do. That’s the way it is for me — I love to spin yarns.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“He (Isaac Bashevis Singer) said that a writer must think of himself or herself primarily as a storyteller. Every book or story should figuratively begin with the words ‘once upon a time.’” – Mary Higgins Clark
“Something you read in the paper, something in the family. Ask yourself two questions, “suppose” and “what if,” and turn that true incident into fiction.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“Optimism and a sense of humor will get your through an awful lot. And realizing that this too shall pass, no matter how dark the day.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“I write about ordinary people whose lives are invaded.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“When I get my people and know who they are, they start doing things I didn’t expect them to do,… That’s when I know I have a story and keep going.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“Authenticity of detail gives the ring of truth to a book.”- Mary Higgins Clark
“Get it down. Bumble through it. Tell the story. Then when you have 50 or 100 pages typed, you’ve got something to work with.” – Mary Higgins Clark
“You’re a fiction writer, invent, go further, say to yourself, ‘What if?’” – Mary Higgins Clark