Sara Paretsky quotes

I love to sing. I'm a soprano. (Sara Paretsky)
White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America. View quote
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I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses. View quote
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I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with. View quote
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I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes. View quote
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The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon. View quote
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I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming. View quote
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Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide. View quote
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The crime novel has always been my favourite genre. View quote
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I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues. View quote
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People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open spaces they secretly keep tabs on each other a lot more. (Sara Paretsky)
I live and die with the Chicago Cubs. View quote
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Write what you care about. View quote
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Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior. View quote
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I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science. View quote
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My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework. View quote
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Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways of telling stories. View quote
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Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets. View quote
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Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed. View quote
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The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are. View quote
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It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating. (Sara Paretsky)
Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write. View quote
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I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work. View quote
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Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel. View quote
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I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one. View quote
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