272 Quotes by Sue Grafton

Pretending to be ‘normal’ is a lot harder than you think.

I caution writers all the time to slow down and pay more attention to the work in front of them than to the end result. I don’t think you write one book and get anywhere. I think you write five books and then maybe you are finally on the right path.

I’m not saying justice is for sale, but if you have enough money, you can sometimes enjoy the benefits of a short-term lease.

Life is simple. You’re the one making things complex.

Perhaps when we’re forced to forfeit what we own, we lose any sentimental associations. Perhaps pawning our valuables frees us in the same way a house fire destroys not only our worldly goods, but our attachment to what’s gone.

God save us from the people who want to do what’s best for us.

As long as you have sufficient toilet paper, how far wrong can life go?

Haven’t you ever heard of compromise?” “Oh sure,” I said. “That’s when you give away half the things you want. That’s when you give the other guy half of what’s rightfully yours. I’ve done that lots of times. It sucks.

You can’t make someone else do anything, even if you know you’re right.