Sue Grafton Quotes
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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Like baseball, food will never go out of style; we will always need to eat and we will always find it entertaining. I think of food TV this way - all the fun and none of the calories.
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.
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I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the heavens which we can expect in the future.
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I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
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I am going to Rio with a chance of a medal.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in dreams, so that at all times they ardently desired them.
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When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.
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I wanted to go to a liberal arts college, I wanted to have that experience.
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I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Anything obscene or trivial is blessed in this world and has a reward – I ask for no reward – only to live & to hear my work.
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Emotions are the basics of any art form!
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I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.
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I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.
