Sue Grafton Quotes

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.

Sue Grafton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 24, 1940 - December 28, 2017

Topics

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With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite.

Jill Abramson

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Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting.

John Hodgman

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Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

Mencius

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We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe.

Amy Purdy

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To be a member of something. To be a member of something helps get rid of that lonely feeling.

Stephen Henderson

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I'm very much afraid of being mad - that's my one fear.

Sting

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I believe that once I put music out, it's owned by the listener.

Sia

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Passionate musicians only come from passionate five-year-olds.

Simon Rattle

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I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes.

Toni Morrison

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Taking chances is my job; some will connect and some won't, and certain films find their audiences in different ways. I think 'Spotlight' probably is a better movie because of 'The Cobbler.' You learn with every movie you make: you learn from your mistakes, and you learn from your achievements, and I really do have that approach to filmmaking.

Tom McCarthy

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Analog sounds so much better. I frankly can't listen to digital audio for more than a few hours without really starting to hate what I'm listening to. Even decent 24-bit digital resolution really irritates me after a while.

Tom Scholz

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On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It's just fabric on a hanger.

Donatella Versace

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