Writer Quotes by Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

Random House is definitely invested in keeping libraries healthy.

— Karin Slaughter

When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.

— Karin Slaughter

Libraries are the backbone of our education system.

— Karin Slaughter

It was always my dream to write for a living.

— Karin Slaughter

Reading is power. Reading is life.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

“To all the librarians in the world on behalf of all the kids y’all helped grow up to be writers”

— Karin Slaughter

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing.

— Karin Slaughter

Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.'

— Karin Slaughter

I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind,' but eventually,…

— Karin Slaughter

My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my…

— Karin Slaughter

When I became a published writer, I said, 'Whatever I can do to help the libraries I want to do,' so all…

— Karin Slaughter

Reading is exercise for our brains in the guise of pleasure. Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make…

— 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…

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and that is what a watch…

— Karin Slaughter

As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library…

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.

— Karin Slaughter

Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourselves up.

— Karin Slaughter

When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness.

— Karin Slaughter

As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

I am hard-pressed to find a successful writer who doesn't have a similar story to mine - transformation through the public library.

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter

Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want…

— Karin Slaughter

I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through…

— Karin Slaughter

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

— Karin Slaughter