Sue Grafton Quotes
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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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You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.
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Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.
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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.
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Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.
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There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.
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A is for Alibi, my first book, was published in 1982. As it happened the next couple of books took place in June and August of that year. Without meaning to I painted myself into a corner. The other issue was the aging process. I did not want my main character to age one year for every book so I slowed the whole process down. This way I could get through all 26 letters of the alphabet without making her 109 years old in 2015. I might end the series in either 1990 or on New Years Eve 1989.
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Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else.
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Poise and indifference so often look the same.
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Beware the dark pool at the bottom of our hearts. In its icy, black depths dwell strange and twisted creatures it is best not to disturb.
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Smile. It gives your face something to do.
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There's nothing quite as irksome as someone else's mess.
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I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page.