I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2.… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;'… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someone who wants people to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“To all the librarians in the world on behalf of all the kids y’all helped grow up to be writers” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Moon was from somewhere up east, the kind of place where consonants took on a life of their own. In addition to this, she… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“I’ve got to figure out before I die whether I want to be happy or I want to be right.” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
