D is for Deadbeat Quotes

“A woman should never, never, never be financially dependent to anyone, especially a man, because the minute you were dependent, you could be abused.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“You never know which people will affect your life.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“If you're unhappy, change something.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“There are days when none of us can bear it, but the good comes around again. Happiness is seasonal, like anything else. Wait it out. There are people who love you. People who can help.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“There's always something else. That's what makes life so much fun.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“Life is simple. You're the one making things complex.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“People make mistakes. People do things they never meant to do.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“Whatever the surface appearances, most human beings come equipped with convoluted emotional machinery. With intimacy, the wreckage starts to show, damage rendered in the course of passions colliding like freight trains on the same track.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“I love being single. It's almost like being rich.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“Some people die accidentally. It's a fact.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“I'm an organism of the earth, a Taurus. I was never born of air, of water, or of fire. I'm a creature of gravity and I could feel the ground whisper. The same thing happens to me in old hotels when I'm staying on the twenty-second floor. I open a window and want to fling myself out.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“I’m always aware that under the spritely twitter of birds, bones are being crunched and ribbons of flesh are being stripped away, all of it the work of bright-eyed creatures without feeling or conscience. I don’t look to nature for comfort or serenity.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“You know what they say about living well as the best revenge. I did well because it was the one defense I had. Escape has been the motivating force in my life. Getting away from him, getting away from her, putting that household behind me. The funny this is, I haven't moved an inch, and the harder I run, the faster I keep slipping back to them...There are laws for everything except the harm families do.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“I made a stop, ducking into the supermarket to pick up milk, Diet Pepsi, bread, eggs, and toilet paper. I was into my siege mentality, looking forward to pulling up the drawbridge and waiting out the rain. With luck, I wouldn't have to go out for days.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“You can't go back to something once it's dead.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“glum”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“You'd think she'd be relieved," I said. "From what I hear, he beat the shit out of her."

"Not at first. She was crazy about him when he first got out. Still is, actually."

"That's probably why she called him the world's biggest asshole at the funeral," I remarked.”
― Sue Grafton, D is for Deadbeat

“believe I lasted three Sundays before my aunt was asked to take me down the street to the Presbyterians.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“I love being single. It’s almost like being rich.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“Some debts of the human soul are so enormous only life itself is sufficient forfeit. Perhaps in this case, all of the accounts are now paid in full . . . except mine.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“Sometimes I stand in the bathtub, elbows resting on the sill, and stare at passing cars, just thinking how lucky I am. I love being single. It’s almost like being rich. I”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“I’m capable of screwing things up by trying to solve all the problems in advance instead of simply taking care of issues as they surface. I”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“I like to hold something back. Once information is out, it can’t be recalled so it’s better to exercise caution before you flap your mouth.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat

“should be relieved, but I’m pissed. The irony is that he’s probably still going to dominate my life.”
― Sue Grafton, D Is For Deadbeat