Patricia Highsmith Quotes

1921–1995 United States

Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley, many of which have been adapted in films, e.g. The Talented Mr.

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The first person you should think of pleasing, in writing a book, is yourself. If you can amuse yourself for the length of time it takes to write a book, the publishers and the readers can and will follow.

Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction (1966)

I don’t want to know movie directors.

Patricia Highsmith interview", Sight & Sound (1988)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Patricia Highsmith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.