Sue Grafton Quotes

I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is .

Sue Grafton

• Certain
• Possible
• Autumn
• Restlessness

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• I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is .

  

  Sue Grafton
  • Certain
  • Possible
  • Autumn