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Sue Grafton is an American author best known for her alphabet series of detective novels. Her works are arranged in alphabetical order from A to Z, with each letter representing a novel featuring a main detective. Grafton's novels are praised for their complex plots, vivid characters, and unique insights into criminal psychology.

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“Who knows what part we play in other people's dreams?”

People Knows Play Dream

Book:J

Source: J

“I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I'm stuck in the hell of writer's block, which I'm happy to report only occurs about once a day.”

Knows Writing Wells Life Is Purpose Know How Hell Stuck Block Reports Anchors Writer's Block

Author:Sue Grafton

“You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.”

People Knows Writing Years Book Stories Attention Ready Fame Fortune Spending Success Stories Learning How To Write

Author:Sue Grafton

“Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right - a chilling thought when you sit down to dinner with a family of five. All those potential killers passing their plates.”

Knows Believe Cases Five And Love Murder Police Committed Dinner Passing Passings Killers Plates Chill Maniacs Homicidal Dinner Plates

Book:A

Source: A

“I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.”

People Knows Should Firsts Believe Long Bigs Opportunity Given Forget Records Fans Forgiving Forgive And Forget

Book:V is for Vengeance

Source: V is for Vengeance

“You never know which people will affect your life.”

Book:D is for Deadbeat

Source: D is for Deadbeat

“Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.”

Ifs Knows Ends Sometimes Feelings Pain Love Is Alive Capable Chests Fooled

Book:F is for Fugitive

Source: F is for Fugitive

“I think you'd best make your peace with the past since you've come this far. I think you know by now that you won't go back again.”

Thinking Knows Past Back Again

Author:Sue Grafton

“My second husband and I were going through a bitter divorce, and I didn't have the money for a fancy-pants attorney. I didn't know how to fight, so I'd lie awake at night and think of ways to kill him. But I knew I'd get caught, so I decided to put it in a book and get paid for it! I always think it's odd that a whole career came out of that homicidal impulse.”

Thinking Knows Way Writing Book Whole Lying Night Fighting Careers Know How Husband Decided Paid Caught Divorce Bitter Impulse Odd Awake Fancy Songwriting Pants Attorney Awake At Night Homicidal

Author:Sue Grafton

“Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.”

Knows Firsts Dies Lucky Endure Survivor Spouse

Author:Sue Grafton

“I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page.”

Knows Wells Children Impossible Written Husband Pages My Children Complexity My Husband Printed

Author:Sue Grafton

About the Author

Born: April 24, 1940
Known for: Author
Quotes: 135

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