I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
A is for Alibi, my first book, was published in 1982. As it happened the next couple of books took place in… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Of the first seven novels I wrote, numbers four and five were published. Numbers one, two, three, six, and seven, have never… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
For the record, I'd like to say that I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I have a chance to… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.” — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“I can just about promise you Philip Marlowe was never as dainty as I.” — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“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… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“It’s hard to have faith in your fellow man when you’re forced to look at some of his handiwork.” — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“I wondered if I'd ever be nice enough to volunteer for anything. I was hoping not.” — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
