Karin Slaughter Quotes
I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
Quotes to Explore
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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 wasted most of my 20s being so frustrated I forgot to have fun. I was so concentrated on one thing - 'Must make movie.'
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My parents were over the moon when I had some success with Christmas songs because that was the time of the year that meant so much to them. They were able to see their loved ones, and it was great to hear their son's voice on the radio while they visited.
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I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up nose, and I walk like an athlete.
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I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was.
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People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
