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> [“It's unfortunate that we don't have a mentor system anymore. In the Renaissance, artists were apprentices to masters. You learn to do a painting by painting. But now we're all on the Internet cruising around, looking for a quick fix.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/it-s-unfortunate-that-we-don-t-have-a-mentor-system-anymore-in-the/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/i-caution-writers-all-the-time-to-slow-down-and-pay-more-attention-to/)

[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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