129 Quotes by Sara Paretsky

I’m a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

Sometimes I panic and think I can’t really write.

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.

I’m very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time.

Alas, this isn’t Utopia or even Minneapolis.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

The boy had clearly been dead for some time – the police could wait another few more minutes for him.

I believe in the dull lie – make your story boring enough and no one will question it.