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Sue Grafton Quotes

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.

Sue Grafton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Live Character Woman Building

In preschool, I would plan out my show-and-tell every week to be funny and exciting.

Maxim Knight

Funny Plan Week Out Preschool Would

What happened was, when I got into the brawl in Detroit, I was transitioning into a different type of person, that person that I've become, but that game had so many emotions involved.

Metta World Peace

Game Emotions Person Detroit Become

First and deadliest of all is a founder's unwavering belief that he or she understands who the customers will be, what they need, and how to sell it to them.

Steve Blank

Will Belief She First Need Sell

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.

Stanley Kubrick

Hope Power Art Magic Emotions Moods

People are always saying that Hollywood messes up kids. I'm like, 'No, families mess up kids!' I grew up in Hollywood, and I'm perfectly fine. If my children want to go into the entertainment business, I won't stop them, as long as they're passionate about it.

Tori Spelling

Business Children People Saying Long

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

Lou Holtz

Education Winner You Matter Happens

I hope more cities engage with immigrant entrepreneurs the way St. Louis has - it's a great model.

Brad Feld

Hope Great Way Immigrant More Model

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy.

Bradley Whitford

Good Job Steady Good Guy Guy He

I'm basically a country person.

Bruce Sutter

Country Person Basically

Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate.

Brian Sandoval

Say Others Conservative Moderate

It is not altogether wrong to say that there is no such thing as a bad photograph - only less interesting, less relevant, less mysterious ones.

Susan Sontag

Interesting Bad Wrong Say Mysterious

I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement.

Petra Collins

Reading Remember Being Seventeen