Sue Grafton Quotes
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Give yourself time to get better.
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There is no sound so terrible as a man's sorrow for his own death.
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Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.
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The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I'd been so busy being a good girl that I'd completely detached from my shadow. It's something we all have, and it's where all the creative juices are.
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People in California seem to age at a different rate than the rest of the country. Maybe it's the passion for diet and exercise, maybe the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Or maybe we're afflicted with such a horror of aging that we've halted the process psychically.
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People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind.
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Dream big but think small.
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Emotion doesn't travel in a straight line. Like water, our feelings trickle down through cracks and crevices, seeking out the little pockets of neediness and neglect, the hairline fractures in our character usually hidden from public view.
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It is a truth of human nature that we can ponder life's mysteries for only so long before we lose interest and move on to something else.
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I think you'd best make your peace with the past since you've come this far. I think you know by now that you won't go back again.
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I love being single. It's almost like being rich.
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Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.
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Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't.
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If you're unhappy, change something.
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Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.
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That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.
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My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.
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I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.
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Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work, risk, and fear.
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Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.
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People get careless when they're feeling safe.
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The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.
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When all else fails, cleaning house is the perfect antidote to most of life's ills.
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There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its potential for illegal acts.