“I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...” — Sara Paretsky Quote

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

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

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.

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when I was 11.

I commuted to the prestigious Hibiya High School from my uncle's home in Tokyo. During the high school years, I developed an interest in chemistry, so upon graduation, I chose to take an entrance examination for the Department of Chemistry of the University of Kyoto, the old capital of Japan.

For parents, graduation is one of the proudest moments of their lives. For many parents of disabled children, it is an achievement they never thought would happen for their offspring. For disabled students, however, graduation can be one of the most humiliating events we'll experience.

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.