Sue Grafton Quotes

I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.

I hated writing 'Love Warrior.' It's the hardest thing I've every written. I cried.

I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.

Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

I love stories. I just enjoy telling stories and watching what these characters do - although writing continues to be just as hard as it always was.

When you fall in love, you wanna share it with people but you know there are some things that you need to keep to yourself, 'cause privacy makes things last longer, I feel.

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.

Completing any writing project, particularly a novel, is a daunting prospect. Many people become frozen by the prospect. Others keep waiting for the right time. Some wait for the spark of inspiration. Even experienced writers find it is easier to do anything other than actually write.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.

The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.

Lisa understands me. I'm very complex, but I have trouble opening up to people. I tend to keep things to myself. All my life, I've been kind of shy - opening up is always a challenge and Lisa can understand that.

I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.

Writing has never been that simple for me.

Sometimes in writing you have difficult periods and then other times it just flows.

I've discovered as an author that the process of writing a novel becomes harder over time, not easier. I used to think the reverse must be true, that it would be like any task, and the more I practiced, the more adept I'd become.

I feel like I enjoy the company of Whoopi deeply, and my private life is my private life.

I'm an oversharer but selective about who I share with.

Writing is agony. I hate it.

I have always found writing very difficult.

The idea of trying to write sketches the same way we did on Saturday Night Live every day would be damn near impossible.

We're very private people and we tend to write about our relationships but keep the actual details close to our chests.