Top 33 Quotes by Sara Paretsky

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time.

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming.

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.