“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 work as to anything else I did.” — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“The basic characteristics of any good investigator are a plodding nature and infinite patience. Society has inadvertently been grooming women to this end for years.” — 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
