Quotes by Sara Paretsky
40 quotes by Sara Paretsky
Sara Paretsky - american author
Life period: 1947
Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about love
I always wrote, my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about opinion, americans
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.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about opinion, waste, home, time, life
I grew up in eastern Kansas, where I attended a two-room country school and played third base for their baseball team.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about teaching, school, country
I had spent a summer in Chicago doing community service work and loved the city, so when I finished my undergraduate degree I moved there permanently.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about city, work
I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about time, country, work
I read mostly fiction and some poetry. I don't tend to read nonfiction unless I'm doing research for my own writing.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about science, fiction, research, poetry, writing
I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about thinking
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.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about age, heads, criminals, writing, experience, world
I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about teaching, 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.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about recollection, wish, things, life
I'm a storyteller firstly but the stories that engage me passionately are the ones that make me care about something.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about history
I'm I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with. in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.
Quote by Sara Paretsky about good luck, perfection, life
