Character Quote by Sue Grafton

“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.”

— Sue Grafton

“nothing wrong with a lie or two when the situation demanded it”

— Sue Grafton

“I can just about promise you Philip Marlowe was never as dainty as I.”

— 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…

— Sue Grafton

You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.

— Sue Grafton

“Some people die accidentally. It's a fact.”

— Sue Grafton

Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

— Sue Grafton

Pay enough for anything and it passes for taste.

— Sue Grafton

“It’s hard to have faith in your fellow man when you’re forced to look at some of his handiwork.”

— Sue Grafton

Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.

— Sue Grafton

“I wondered if I'd ever be nice enough to volunteer for anything. I was hoping not.”

— Sue Grafton

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

— Sue Grafton