People get careless when they're feeling safe. Sue Grafton More Quotes by Sue Grafton More Quotes From Sue Grafton Train yourself to listen to that small voice that tells us what's important and what's not. Sue Grafton voiceimportanttrain If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too. Sue Grafton insultmouthsmind You can’t save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of their lives don’t appreciate your interfering with the drama they’ve created. They want your poor-sweet-baby sympathy, but they don’t want to change. Sue Grafton changebabysympathy Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think. Sue Grafton pretendingnormalthinking Pay enough for anything and it passes for taste. Sue Grafton tasteenoughpay Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. Sue Grafton goatssheepideas We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying. Sue Grafton passionfeardark All of us are subjected to somebody else's power at some point. So once in a while you kiss ass. So what? Either you make your peace with that early, or you end up living your life as a crank and a misfit. Sue Grafton asslive-your-lifekissing A woman should never, never, never be financially dependent to anyone, especially a man, because the minute you were dependent, you could be abused. Sue Grafton minutesshouldmen I hate nature. I really do. Nature is composed entirely of sticks, dirt, fall-down places, biting and stinging things, and savageries too numerous to list. And I'm not the only one who feels this way. Man has been building cities since the year oughty-ought, just to get away from this stuff. Sue Grafton hatemenfall 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. Sue Grafton opportunitylongbelieve If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them. Sue Grafton girlfriendwittyinspiring 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. Sue Grafton dinnerpolicebelieve I love being single. It's almost like being rich. Sue Grafton being-singlerichsingle God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us. Sue Grafton busybodieswantpeople I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is possible. Sue Grafton autumneightfall The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same. Sue Grafton nothing-ever-changeshardlife-is I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two. Sue Grafton brainwritingtwo To many women mistake a man's hostility for wit and his silence for depth. Sue Grafton silencemistakemen That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. Sue Grafton luckbearsway
