“What a rapist takes from a woman is her future. The person she is going to become, who she is supposed to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Will thought of her time away from work the way he used to think of his schoolteachers crawling into their caves under… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where, for the first time in my life,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Given enough idleness & time, she could talk herself into either loving or hating the man” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or… — 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 that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My sister lived in England for a while when I was 12, and I came to visit her, and I spent most… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think a lot of guys who are on the Internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where for the first time in my life… — 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
