Karin Slaughter Quotes
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Equal access to reading is fundamental to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind,' but eventually, I found my way and realized that wasn't me.
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Libraries are the backbone of our education system.
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Women who write thrillers are called 'dark.' Male writers are called 'powerful.'
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As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world.
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I can clearly trace my passion for reading back to the Jonesboro, Georgia, library, where for the first time in my life I had access to what seemed like an unlimited supply of books. This was where I discovered 'Encyclopedia Brown' and 'Nancy Drew,' 'Gone With the Wind' and 'Rebecca.' This was where I became inspired to be a writer.
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I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someone who wants people to read my books, I can't complain about that attention, but it does puzzle me that this is something reviewers focus on.
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I've never purposefully based a character on any one person I know, but I'm certain there are amalgamations that exist.
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People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
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If you're going to write thrillers, you have to make a decision if you are going to be realistic or go off and over.
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It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or my cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. The latter is where I do the majority of my writing.
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A book I would take with me to a desert island is 'Paradise Lost,' which I studied in college and hated so much by the end of the class that I never wanted to see it again.
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I love reading almost as much as I love writing.
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Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.
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Women know how to scare other women.
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I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details.
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I've always been drawn to historical fiction.
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Crafting a piece of gripping, narrative true crime that engages the world is not that different from crafting a piece of crime fiction.
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I am hard-pressed to find a successful writer who doesn't have a similar story to mine - transformation through the public library.
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Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.
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I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the highest form of humor.
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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.
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Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.
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I grew up in a small town in Georgia where nothing bad happened - it was like Mayberry.