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God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us.

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
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Journalist
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Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I'd been so busy being a good girl that I'd completely detached from my shadow. It's something we all have, and it's where all the creative juices are.
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Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.
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I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is possible.
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You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.
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If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.
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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.
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I attended the University of Louisville my freshman year, transferred to what was then Western Kentucky State Teachers College for my sophomore and junior years, and then graduated from the University of Louisville in the summer of 1961.
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Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.
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People talk about dysfunctional families I've never seen any other kind.
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Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think.
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There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its potential for illegal acts.
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Happiness is seasonal, like anything else
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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.
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Who knows what part we play in other people's dreams?
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Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.
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If you're unhappy, change something.
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Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.
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That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.
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My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me at it.
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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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