Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else. Sue Grafton More Quotes by Sue Grafton More Quotes From Sue Grafton Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there. Sue Grafton color mean people People who've had happy childhoods are wonderful, but they're bland... An unhappy childhood compels you to use your imagination to create a world in which you can be happy. Use your old grief. That's the gift you're given. Sue Grafton unhappy-childhood grief happiness In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food. Sue Grafton dose junk opinion There are days when none of us can bear it, but the good comes around again. Happiness is seasonal, like anything else. Wait it out. There are people who love you. People who can help. Sue Grafton waiting love-you people 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. Sue Grafton back-again past thinking People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind. Sue Grafton dysfunctional-family family people Lying contains the same hostile elements as a practical joke in that the 'victim' ends up looking foolish in his own eyes and laughable in everyone else's. Sue Grafton elements eye lying Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't. Sue Grafton grieving world thinking 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. Sue Grafton anchors block writing You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself. Sue Grafton ends simple trying Emotion doesn't travel in a straight line. Like water, our feelings trickle down through cracks and crevices, seeking out the little pockets of neediness and neglect, the hairline fractures in our character usually hidden from public view. Sue Grafton views character water Happiness is seasonal, like anything else Sue Grafton happiness The struggle is what teaches you. Sue Grafton teach struggle You never know which people will affect your life. Sue Grafton knows people If you're unhappy, change something. Sue Grafton unhappy ifs Pay minimum wage, you get minimum work. Nobody seems to get that. Sue Grafton minimum-wage minimum pay 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. Sue Grafton letting-go mean believe There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain. Sue Grafton pain class people The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not. Sue Grafton life-lesson you-like-it lessons No one with a happy childhood ever amounts to much in this world. They are so well adjusted, they never are driven to achieve anything. Sue Grafton childhood achieve world
