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“I only get writer's block about once a day.”

Quote by Sue Grafton

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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. more

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“Writing is self-taught. Consulting other people only teaches you to depend on their reactions, which may or may not be legitimate. Quit looking for approval ... Learn to evaluate your own work with a dispassionate eye ... the lessons you acquire will be all the more valuable because you've mastered your craft from within.”

People Writing May Self Eye Teach Taught Depends Lessons Valuable Quitting Reactions Crafts Acquire Approval Evaluate Consulting Self Taught Dispassionate

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“Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.”

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“There's nothing quite as irksome as someone else's mess.”

Book:I is for Innocent

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“The beauty of word processing, God bless my word processor, is that it keeps the plotting very fluid. The prose becomes like a liquid that you can manipulate at will. In the old days, when I typed, every piece of typing paper was like cast in concrete.”

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“It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I have observed that the people who are completely out of touch with nature are the most afraid of death.”

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“Dogs serve people, but people serve cats.”

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“Curiosity is the other side of caution.”

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Book:Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

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“People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.”

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Book:Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

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“The true America is the Middle West, and Columbus discovered nothing at all except another Europe.”

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“For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time.”

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Book:The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

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