Karin Slaughter Quotes
Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.
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I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.
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Good things happen when you meet strangers.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Always, if you win mentally, you can win physically as well.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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My parents aren't married. And one of the reasons why they never got married is because they had been married before, and they liked it the way it was. They didn't feel like they needed a piece of paper to be committed. So for me, I know that marriage is not a golden ticket.
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I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.
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It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.
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My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.
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I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.
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People put me on a box, and I love when people think they know what I am capable of or not capable of. I thrive off of that.
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Whenever I am asked about my personal relationships, I politely reply, 'No comments.'
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I think anybody who has been in the theater, prefers it. Television is a... factory. You turn out things on a revolving assembly line. You don't have time to perfect anything in television.
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Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.
