Karin Slaughter Quotes

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Karin Slaughter

Profession : Writer

Birth : January 6, 1971

I love twins stories.

Karin Slaughter

I think a lot of guys who are on the Internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.

Karin Slaughter

Crafting a piece of gripping, narrative true crime that engages the world is not that different from crafting a piece of crime fiction.

Karin Slaughter

The most important lesson I have learned from spending years talking to law enforcement officers is that the vast majority of them really want to do a good job. They have a physical need to do a good job. And yet, we don't give them the resources that would help them.

Karin Slaughter

Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage.

Karin Slaughter

My sister is dyslexic, and she's so smart, so intelligent in all of the ways that matter.

Karin Slaughter

I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.

Karin Slaughter

I write fifteen hours a day, stopping at Oprah-o'clock.

Karin Slaughter

I'm going to name a name: Janet Evanovich. She writes the same book over and over, and I read every single one of them and eagerly anticipate them.

Karin Slaughter

It's just my goal to deliver the best story I can, and I want to make sure each book is better than the last, and in order to do that, I have to take chances.

Karin Slaughter

Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.

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Growing up in Georgia in the southeastern United States, I was always reading and always kept to myself. I never felt isolated, though; I just liked being alone.

Karin Slaughter

I think some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.

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I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell.

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I love reading almost as much as I love writing.

Karin Slaughter

Most of my books begin with a nap on my couch here, when I dream up characters and story lines, and then I write on my laptop in the recliner and handle the business side of email at my desk, which is sagging in the middle - maybe from so many words?

Karin Slaughter

Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness.

Karin Slaughter

It was always my dream to write for a living.

Karin Slaughter

I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind,' but eventually, I found my way and realized that wasn't me.

Karin Slaughter

I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details.

Karin Slaughter