My mother died of an overdose of sleeping pills after extensive surgery so that the cause of death was probably listed as despair.

Sue Grafton
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  1. When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. - Mahatma Gandhi

  2. She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet. If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away. - Rainbow Rowell

  3. Life ... is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. - William Shakespeare

  4. Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair. - Irvin D. Yalom

  5. Fame you'll be famous, as famous as can be, with everyone watching you win on TV, Except when they don't because sometimes they won't.. - Dr. Seuss

More Quotes By Sue Grafton
  1. Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.

  2. Let’s face it, life is trivial, and my guess is that dying imparts very little wisdom on those in process.

  3. I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two.

  4. It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

  5. Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.

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