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Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.
Sue Grafton
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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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Food
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Air
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Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't.
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Personally, I'd rather grow old alone than in the company of anyone I've met so far. I don't experience myself as lonely, incomplete, or unfulfilled, but I don't talk about that much. It seems to piss people off--especially men. (Kinsey Millhone)
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Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.
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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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We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying.
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