Sue Grafton Quotes

There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence.

I'm for economic independence.

Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.

A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms. I think that was the soundest advice that I ever got. No matter where you go in life or who you get married to, you have to be financially independent - whether you use it or not.

In Morocco, for a woman to earn her own living is the essential concern.

It's nice for a woman to go out and have her own money and her own ability to do what she wants.

The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.

I think it's important for every woman to have her own money and be independent.

A lot of women feel it's a man's world. Some people think all you need to do is marry a rich guy, and you don't need to do anything with your life. I would hate that. I don't care whether he has money or he doesn't, because I don't need it, and that's a good feeling that I don't have to worry about that.

The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it.

Being self-supporting is important to me.

I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

There's a loss of autonomy that comes from not being able to own the wealth you've earned.

I think people like to think I'm in some way financially dependent on my family - on my dad - but the fact of the matter is I've been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. That's something people don't know or understand.

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

I make money, and I don't need money.

I left my marriage knowing I'd have to work. I have.

The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.

By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

My own foundation concentrates on women's economic empowerment on the basis that if women have their own money and are able to support themselves, they can make choices about what happens to them in their lives, about whether they have education, whether they get married, and what happens to their children.

Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are not empowered economically; they depend on their husbands.

I'm Southern, but I need to be out making my own money, and impacting the world outside of my house.