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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That's how you live. You participate. You take risks.
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I don't want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.
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Because they feel that without them telling you to do this, you wouldn't have had the characters that you have, you wouldn't have the book that you have.
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This is also very important. Never take the first table they offer you in a restaurant. Don’t even start walking with the host until you know where you’re going. “What table were you thinking of giving us?” always lets them know you mean business right off the bat. Never sit by the door, near a waiter station, or across from the bathroom. Always take the seat facing out to the room. If there is a booth available you definitely want that.
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There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
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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.