Sue Grafton - Life Quotes

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When all else fails, cleaning house is the perfect antidote to most of life's ills.

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In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.

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The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.

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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.

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Mildred was a big woman, angry and insecure, an abrasive woman, who marched through life hoarding grudges like bad debts on which she could eventually collect.

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You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.

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It is a truth of human nature that we can ponder life's mysteries for only so long before we lose interest and move on to something else.

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Sometimes the hardest part of my job is the incessant reminder of the fact we're all trying so assiduously to ignore: we are here temporarily … life is only ours on loan.

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In my personal life I lean toward surly retorts and vicious long-standing grudges. I try not to act on these impulses, but I confess to the feelings. In this regard, Kinsey is a far better creature than I am.

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The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.

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Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.

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