Joy Fielding
Joy Fielding
Joy Fieldingis a Canadian novelist and actress. She lives in Toronto, Ontario...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 March 1945
CountryCanada
get-better may matter
No matter how grim things may seem, they always get better.
giving-up guarantees-that trying
The point is that we have no control. The point is that there are no guarantees, that we never know what's going to happen in life, but we can't give up. The point is that, fallible as we all are, we have to keep trying, we have to keep reaching out to others.
home florida waiting-rooms
Florida was a living tomb, she used to tell anyone who'd listen, an old-age home in the shape of a state, God's little waiting room, as she was fond of quoting.
law truth-is court
The sad truth is that truth is almost irrelevant in a court of law.
shadow months october
October was always the least dependable of months ... full of ghosts and shadows.
although love
I'm very happy being me, although sometimes I'd love to be a bird so that I could fly.
I always say what's on my mind. No need to second guess with me.
books
My books are not generic. You know when you're reading a Joy Fielding book.
people writers
There aren't too many people out there who can start one of my books and not finish it. I don't think too many writers can say that.
characters good literary might stories
I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialogue is good. And my stories are really involving.
commercial exactly popular
I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are.