Karin Slaughter Quotes
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 it.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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We want to encourage people to talk to one another.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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Success must never be measured by how much money you have.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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What I'm trying to do is to write a story. If you take something from it, that's wonderful; if you don't, that's wonderful as well.
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I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel.
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!
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I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do.
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I'm terrified of therapy because I don't want it to mess with my creativity.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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Womanhood is something you don't consider until it hits you.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.
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One wants to move through life with elegance and grace, blossoming infrequently but with exquisite taste, and perfect timing, like a rare bloom, a zebra orchid... One wants... But one so seldom gets what one wants, does one?
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After three years in Chicago, I decided to call it a career.
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks.
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I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.
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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 it.
