129 Quotes by Sara Paretsky

Sometimes I think I’m a one-trick pony because I’m not very inventive about new ways of telling stories.

But then, did I look like a detective? Come to think of it, most people don’t try to guess what women do for a living by the way they look – but they are usually astounded to find out what I do.

I love to sing. I’m a soprano.

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago’s mean streets.

Most people don’t have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more.

I’m jealous of everyone discovering Lovesey and Diamond for the first time-you have a wonderful backlist to catch up on. Me, all I can do is wait for the next book.

Live disasters are wonderful attractions when you’re safe on the other side of them.

If you’re born lucky, you don’t have to be good.