Jacqueline Briskin Professions : Writer Born : December 18, 1927 Died : December 24, 2014 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Jacqueline Briskin 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. Jacqueline Briskin successful writing numbers Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.) Jacqueline Briskin easier definitions done It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up. Jacqueline Briskin dont-give-up giving-up writing 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. Jacqueline Briskin eight important writing Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors