Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next Gone With the Wind. Karin Slaughter More Quotes by Karin Slaughter More Quotes From Karin Slaughter You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog. Karin Slaughter i-candogheart Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty. Karin Slaughter givingbookchildren I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it. Karin Slaughter childrenpeoplethinking I don't understand people who say they're bored. Look out your window. Karin Slaughter boredpeoplewindow Being a Southerner, Im interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting. Karin Slaughter violencesexinteresting Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school. Karin Slaughter girlcountrybook Everyone had a reason for everything they did, even if that reason was sometimes stupidity. Karin Slaughter stupidityreasonsometimes Don't try to follow in my footsteps. Make your own footsteps! No one else can tell the stories that are inside of you except for you. Karin Slaughter footstepstrying [On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages. Karin Slaughter packageshomemen As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters. Karin Slaughter southernerobstaclescharacter Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life. Karin Slaughter better-waysreadingway I went to a Christian School, and when I reached a certain age, I wasn't allowed to wear pants to school anymore. There was a big conference about it with my parents about how unladylike it was for me to wear pants ,this was a school where the principal and once of the coaches stood at the front door with a wooden ruler to make sure girls' skirts were an inch below their knee. So, from that day forward, I had to wear skirts, which meant that I couldn't play on the playground like I used to. I really feel like I could've been the next Serena Williams if not for that. Karin Slaughter parentchristianschool Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life. Karin Slaughter one-timehorriblehappens Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest. Karin Slaughter chaptersalbumsbook You didn't realize what was passing you by until you slowed down a little bit to get a better look. Karin Slaughter realizinglittleslooks I was with a real jerk after the first heartbreak, and once I did the prerequisite eating an entire cake and singing "All By Myself" in the shower, I realized that people treat you badly when you let them, and that I had to respect myself and not let anyone else treat me that way again. If someone really loves you, they are your biggest champion, not your biggest detractor. Karin Slaughter reallove-youpeople Talking of the local Sheriff, Jake Valentine, tall and skinny and his wife Myra, "She was a short woman, maybe five feet tall in her socks, the top of her head not quite reaching Jake's chest. What she lacked in height she made up for in girth. Jeffrey guessed she was at least a hundred pounds overweight. Standing side by side, the Valentines looked like the living embodiment of the number ten. Karin Slaughter valentinefeetnumbers I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life. Karin Slaughter fanshometrying I can’t—” Lena repeated. “I can’t do it. I can’t live without him.” Sara gently pulled her hand away from Jared’s. She smoothed down the sheet, tucked it in close around his side. She looked at Lena—really looked at her straight in the eye. “Good,” Sara told her. “Now you know how it feels. Karin Slaughter eyesideshands I'm afraid of the general things that everyone is afraid of: a bump in the night that could be a cat or Death dragging his sickle across the room; losing my health; becoming homeless, never meeting George Clooney. Karin Slaughter catlosingnight
