Books Quotes by Karin Slaughter

I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.

— Karin Slaughter

Reading is power. Reading is life.

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A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.

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I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.'

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I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.

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That's why I love crime novels so much: When I write a crime novel, the conflict is built in.

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Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form.

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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do…

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I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to.

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Though he was not a reader himself, my father understood that reading is not just an escape. It is access to a…

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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.

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I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someone who wants people to…

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I am a voracious reader myself. I don't stick to one genre. My only criteria is that it's a good story. I…

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I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where, for the first time in my life,…

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When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's…

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Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror…

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Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of…

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People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to…

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Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good,…

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For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think…

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The plot is very important because writers have to play fair with their readers, but no one would care about the plot…

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First and foremost, I want people to have a good read, because I want everything I write to entertain people. There are…

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I'm always conscious when I'm writing a story that the women in my books need to save themselves. They don't need to…

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Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators…

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I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where for the first time in my life…

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I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no…

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I read a lot of true crime growing up - 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy.

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A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as…

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Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country.

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Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it…

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Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.

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Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

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The book that first made me want to be a writer is Flannery O'Connor's short story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard…

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Every successful author I know faced crushing rejection early on, and they got back up and kept going.

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I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver.

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Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty.

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I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that.

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My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes.

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Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.

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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

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