Quotes About Paretsky

1957, coldly stating that they would not need her services

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

As Paretsky detailed in her short memoir Writing in an Age of Silence (2007), early optimism buoyed by the civil rights movement of the 1960s and early 1970s has, in her view, all but crumbled in the face of a bombardment of sadism and misogyny, the withholding of civil liberties, and the nation's move from proud speech into near-deafening silence.

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's how VI came to life.

You have to be a ruthless editor of your own prose. Over the years, I've learned that the best way to incorporate research into the narrative is to turn it into action.