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Sara Paretsky Quotes

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: June 8, 1947

Topics

Me Write Nine Very Months Pages

I was on the Harvard board of overseers for six years, between 1989 and 1995.

Years Harvard Six Board Between

'Serial Mom' tested really well when we finally got with the right audience. But they would go to some shopping mall in a deep, deep suburban L.A. neighborhood where they knew people would hate, and they just wanted to spend money to prove that people wouldn't like it. The movie was not a success when it came out.

Success Money Hate People Mom Deep

The great fun of doing new plays is that people have no idea what's going to happen next. That goes quite soon, as people start talking about it, and the only way you can keep hold of that is genuinely to keep changing it.

Great Fun People Start Talking You

I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear.

I Can Go Way Got Only Reverse

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

Wife New York City Thought New She

In our subconscious, we all know we're playing roles.

Know Playing Subconscious Our Roles

Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

Luc de Clapiers

Men People Feel Enough Sometimes

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

Wisdom Man Others Superior Inferior

The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.

Time People Evil World Half Awake

When I wasn't playing, the most important thing was to stay patient.

Antoine Griezmann

Important Patient Playing Stay Most

I've been interested in autism since I've known about it, which is more or less since I've been writing.

Writing More Been Autism Interested

For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me.

Great Me Thought Picture Wall Never

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