F is for Fugitive Quotes

“Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“I hate nature. I really do. Nature is composed entirely of sticks, dirt, fall-down places, biting and stinging things, and savageries too numerous to list. And I'm not the only one who feels this way. Man has been building cities since the year oughty-ought, just to get away from this stuff.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“We all do things we regret. It's part of growing up.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“If love is what injures us, how can we heal?”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“I like difficulty. It's what makes my job fun.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Things can fool you sometimes.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Every violent death represents the climax of one story and an introduction to its sequel.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“As it is, we could not call mine a beautiful puss, but it does the job well enough, distinguishing the front of my head from the back.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“I didn't take the death-and-dismemberment talk very seriously. Where could you rent a chainsaw at this time of night?”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“What I could see of the apartment looked much like the office: gold high-low carpeting, Early American furniture, probably from Montgomery Ward. A painting of Jesus hung on the wall at the foot of the bed. He had his palms open, eyes lifted towards heaven- pained no doubt, by Ori's home decorating taste.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Ann broke in. "I'm sorry, June. This is Kinsey Milhone. She's a private detective Pop hired to help us out."

"Private detective?" she said, with disbelief. "I didn't think there was a such a thing, except on television shows."

"Nice to meet you," I said. "I'm afraid the work we do isn't quite that thrilling."

"Well I hope not. All those gun battles and car chases? It's enough to make my blood run cold! It doesn't seem like a fit occupation for a nice girl."

"I'm not that nice," I said modestly.

She laughed, mistaking this for a joke.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“I hate nature. I really do. Nature is composed entirely of sticks, dirt, fall-down places, biting and stinging things, and savageries too numerous to list. And I’m not”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“Whenever Jehovah’s Witnesses appear at my door, I always ask for their addresses first thing, assuring them that I’ll be around later in the week to plague them with my views. While”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive

“I pictured a section of the ladies' auxiliary cookbook for Sudden Death Quick Snacks... Using ingredients one could keep on the pantry shelf in the event of tragedy.”
― Sue Grafton, F is for Fugitive