What I write about in my novels is also what's in my life. Elin Hilderbrand More Quotes by Elin Hilderbrand More Quotes From Elin Hilderbrand Sometimes you regret the things you do, but they're over and done. Regretting the things you didn't do is tougher because they're still out there, haunting you with the what ifs. Elin Hilderbrand what-ifregretlife To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, to be late is to be forgotten. Elin Hilderbrand lateforgotten When you peered into the windows of someone else's life, you could only guess what was going on. Elin Hilderbrand window I am a summer person. Elin Hilderbrand personssummer Guilt and no guilt: these were the worst things. The only thing worse than the guilt was the fear of getting caught. Elin Hilderbrand caughtworstguilt Iowa City is okay as Midwestern cities go, but theres no food, no culture, no ocean. Elin Hilderbrand iowaoceancities For graduate school I ended up going to the University of Iowa, which is, of course, the best graduate writing program in the country. Elin Hilderbrand writingcountryschool If you love something, set it free. If it was meant to be, it will come back to you. But this, of course, was bullshit. If you loved something and let it go...it would (hello!) find something else to love. Elin Hilderbrand were-meant-to-bebullshitlet-it-go I live a life very similar to my characters in that I live a full-blown summer fantasy from June to September. I go to the beach and work there every day. Elin Hilderbrand dayworklifebeach My books, I will say one thing - they all have a driving narrative, and you have to turn the pages, and the way you do that is to create characters that you really love and care about and put them in a fairly dire situation. Elin Hilderbrand yousituationcarelove I have no skills! I can't speak French, I can't ski, I can't play the guitar... I can barely log on to the Internet! All I know how to do is write novels (thank goodness) and run, and anyone who has seen me run knows I'm not very good at that, either. Elin Hilderbrand goodmeinternetguitar I can cook a good soup from scratch, this is true, and I do know how to drive a stick shift. Elin Hilderbrand truedrivegoodi-can Over the years, I have come to realize that no matter how satisfying fiction is, it becomes that much better when it actually happened. Elin Hilderbrand realizehowbettermatter I have this ridiculous exercise regime in the summer that I do not deviate from. Elin Hilderbrand regimeridiculoussummerexercise I am a very nerdy reader in that I am as disciplined about my reading as I am about my writing. Elin Hilderbrand i-amaboutreadingwriting I consider reading to be part of my job. Elin Hilderbrand considerjobpartreading I had a Kindle for a brief while, but I dropped it in the ocean, and that was the end of electronic reading for me. Elin Hilderbrand endmeoceanreading Like most writers, I read constantly. I used to hide in remote parts of the yard and house so I could read in peace. Elin Hilderbrand hidelikehousepeace For women, my best travel tip is to invest in two to three cashmere ponchos. I buy the brand Minnie Rose. They're good cover in three seasons, and they make wonderful travel blankets. Elin Hilderbrand bestgoodwomentravel I've tried to tell my kids: If you're reading something engrossing, you'll never, ever be bored. Elin Hilderbrand neveryouboredreading
