In all my novels, a sense of place - not just geographic but social - is a critical element. I have always been drawn to the novels of Edith Wharton, among others, where social dynamics are crucial. Wharton's class consciousness fascinates me, and some of the tension in my books stems from that.
Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance. - Susan Wiggs
Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance.
- Susan Wiggs
What's difficult to understand about German opera? It's always the same. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, girl gets devoured by horrible winged cre… - Susan Wiggs
What's difficult to understand about German opera? It's always the same. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, girl gets devoured by horrible winged cre…
Everybody's in love when they're eighteen. And everybody gets dumped. - Susan Wiggs
Everybody's in love when they're eighteen. And everybody gets dumped.
You're never alone when you're reading a book. - Susan Wiggs
You're never alone when you're reading a book.
Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into. - Susan Wiggs
Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into.
Teachers are by nature idealists, and they believe anything can be learned. - Susan Wiggs
Teachers are by nature idealists, and they believe anything can be learned.
At the centre of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power - Susan Wiggs
At the centre of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power
Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stro… - Susan Wiggs
Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stro…
Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you know how to heal. - Susan Wiggs
Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you know how to heal.
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