Karin Slaughter Quotes
I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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Everyone teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting. So I think I've still got to learn a little bit more and to pick up a few more tips, I suppose.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
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I'm not one to get involved with what anyone says about me.
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The Olympics was a goal, and definitely, swimming in college was a goal.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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Most cop movies and TV shows are fantasies.
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Mexico is the only country in the world that has a trade agreement with United States and Canada, and at the same time has one with Europe. These are the two largest markets in the world. By the same token, Mexico has one of the most open economies.
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When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time.
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War of the Worlds is rated PG-13. Much of the earth's population is wiped out, leaving very little time for sex or bad language.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
