272 Quotes by Sue Grafton

Writing isn’t about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

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.

My notion of an elegant table is you don’t leave the knife sticking out of the mayonnaise jar.

If you’re unhappy, change something.

You write one book and you’re ready for fame and fortune. I don’t know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

That’s the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.

Sometimes these kids are ADHD and sometimes not – but they’re always unemotional. They might have tantrums, but what looks like fury is pure manipulation. They have no empathy and they have no desire to please. They don’t care about punishment. They don’t care about other people’s pain and suffering. It just doesn’t interest them.” “You.

Death is insulting, and I resented its sudden appearance, like an unannounced visit from a boorish relative.