Authors change publishers because it’s like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

— Jackie Collins

Jackie Collins Quotes

I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.

— Jackie Collins

I wake up in the morning and I still have a passion for what I do, and I’ll be doing it when I’m 105, I’ll be scribbling away. If it was 100 years ago I’d be sitting by the campfire, saying, “Have I got a story to tell you.”

— Jackie Collins

I woke up last night and thought: ‘I must call somebody in my next novel Casablanca.’ It’s such a great name. I don’t want to call anybody Fred or Jane or Susan, so when three people get into bed together, you don’t know who they are.

— Jackie Collins

I’m a storyteller; I write what I want to read.

— Jackie Collins

I try not to bore my readers.

— Jackie Collins

I don’t plan my books. I don’t know what’s going to happen. That’s why I could pick up any one of my 30 books and I could continue the story on.

— Jackie Collins
About Stories

I write synopses after the book is completed. I can’t write it beforehand, because I don’t know what the book’s about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.

— Jackie Collins

You’ve got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old.

— Jackie Collins

There’s always things that you know about that nobody else, because everybody’s life is different. So you write about what you know. That’s number one.

— Jackie Collins

Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. No time to think about what’s happening. It’s inevitable. An event you can’t control. A crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course.

— Jackie Collins

The husbands, who sometimes have another family who’s grown, are going, Now I can spend time with my baby. Oh yeah, I bet your other family is really thrilled.

— Jackie Collins

People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.

— Jackie Collins

I like to design my clothes; I design my jewelry, yeah. It’s fun.

— Jackie Collins
Fun

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can’t put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.

— Jackie Collins

I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne because it’s almost my favorite city there, Melbourne and Sydney. But I shouldn’t say that because I haven’t been everywhere-and I’m very fond of Perth too!

— Jackie Collins

Authors change publishers because it’s like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

— Jackie Collins

Where was Paris Hilton a year ago? She’s a fabulous character to write about.

— Jackie Collins

I don’t like being in one place too long. Five days just about does it for me because I have a very low threshold for boredom.

— Jackie Collins

As soon as I reach my destination I have a cup of tea, something to eat and then sleep for about 13 hours. I make that an absolute rule and I always feel fresh afterwards and never have jet lag.

— Jackie Collins

For a perfect holiday I need my iPhone and my writing tools. I write all my books by hand so black felt pens and yellow legal pads are a must. And my eyebrow pencil. I’m very low-maintenance.

— Jackie Collins
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