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I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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I'm not sure Kinsey has changed in these first twelve books. I think the reader learns more about her, but from Kinsey's perspective, only three years have passed while the rest of us have been getting older at a much faster clip. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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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

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Of the first seven novels I wrote, numbers four and five were published. Numbers one, two, three, six, and seven, have never seen the light of day... and rightly so. ↗

— Sue Grafton

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A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. ↗

— Billy Graham

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Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ. ↗

— Billy Graham

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God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there. ↗

— Billy Graham

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