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I'm not sure Kinsey has changed in these first twelve books. I think the reader learns more about her, but from Kinsey's perspective, only three years have passed while the rest of us have been getting older at a much faster clip. (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. View quote
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Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think. View quote
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In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food. View quote
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There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain. View quote
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Everything happens for a reason, but that doesn't mean there's a point. View quote
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It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed. View quote
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My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits. View quote
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Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar. View quote
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The character of Rosie is based on a woman who used to live in the same apartment building I lived in many years ago. She's taken on a life of her own, of course. View quote
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After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with. (Sue Grafton)
It's pitiful to have a life in which junk food is awarded the same high status as sex. View quote
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I don't want her to have a cat because she'll end up talking baby talk to the cat. That's the way it is, and how can a P. I. do that? View quote
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Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them. View quote
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I love being single. It's almost like being rich. View quote
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Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied. View quote
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Personally, I'd rather grow old alone than in the company of anyone I've met so far. I don't experience myself as lonely, incomplete, or unfulfilled, but I don't talk about that much. It seems to piss people off--especially men. (Kinsey Millhone) View quote
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The truth is, I could no more dictate her nature than she could dictate mine. Kinsey's happy as she is and she doesn't need to be rescued, improved, or saved. View quote
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At that point, I sat down and made an alphabetical list of all the crime related words I could think of. So here I am now, nearly half-way through, probably tied up until the year 2015 or SO. View quote
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Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is. View quote
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Henry is entirely invented though by now I feel he's as real as anyone I know. (Sue Grafton)
I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part. View quote
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Our family histories are like fairy tales we're told from a very early age. In the tale, we're cast as hero or victim, as the infant rescued or abandoned, discounted or deified. From this we form an image of ourselves and our relationship to the world. Often it's a story we act out over and over again, trying to make the ending come out right instead of the way it did. View quote
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Train yourself to listen to that small voice that tells us what's important and what's not. View quote
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If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too. View quote
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