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title: "4 Alphabet Quotes By Sue Grafton"
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> [There was an author who titled his books by days of the weeks and another one that used colors. Then there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/there-was-an-author-who-titled-his-books-by-days-of-the-weeks-and/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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> [Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/having-reached-the-halfway-mark-in-the-alphabet-my-prime-focus-is-on/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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> [At that point, I sat down and made an alphabetical list of all the crime related words I could think of. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/at-that-point-i-sat-down-and-made-an-alphabetical-list-of-all-the/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/a-is-for-alibi-my-first-book-was-published-in-1982-as-it-happened-the/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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## More by Sue Grafton

> [“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/life-is-hard-life-hurts-so-what-you-tough-it-out-you-get-through-and/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“nothing wrong with a lie or two when the situation demanded it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/nothing-wrong-with-a-lie-or-two-when-the-situation-demanded-it/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“I can just about promise you Philip Marlowe was never as dainty as I.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/i-can-just-about-promise-you-philip-marlowe-was-never-as-dainty-as-i/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“You can always push people around, but it's not a good idea. Better to let them volunteer information for reasons of their own. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/you-can-always-push-people-around-but-it-s-not-a-good-idea-better-to/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/you-can-t-make-anyone-love-you-and-you-can-t-stop-anyone-from-dying/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“Some people die accidentally. It's a fact.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/some-people-die-accidentally-it-s-a-fact/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/thinking-is-hard-work-which-is-why-you-don-t-see-many-people-doing-it/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [Pay enough for anything and it passes for taste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/pay-enough-for-anything-and-it-passes-for-taste/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“It’s hard to have faith in your fellow man when you’re forced to look at some of his handiwork.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/it-s-hard-to-have-faith-in-your-fellow-man-when-you-re-forced-to-look/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/insecure-people-have-a-special-sensitivity-for-anything-that-finally/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“I wondered if I'd ever be nice enough to volunteer for anything. I was hoping not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/i-wondered-if-i-d-ever-be-nice-enough-to-volunteer-for-anything-i-was/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/ideas-are-easy-it-s-the-execution-of-ideas-that-really-separates-the/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“You can't believe everything you hear. Sometimes, you can't even believe your eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/you-can-t-believe-everything-you-hear-sometimes-you-can-t-even/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“It wasn’t about finding the right answer; it was about patience and diligence. I surrendered to the process, ascribing the same importance to this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/it-wasn-t-about-finding-the-right-answer-it-was-about-patience-and/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

> [“Life is simple. You're the one making things complex.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/life-is-simple-you-re-the-one-making-things-complex/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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