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" As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people. "
Karin Slaughter
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" I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that. "
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" Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.' "
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" Women who write thrillers are called 'dark.' Male writers are called 'powerful.' "
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" Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live. "
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" It's just my goal to deliver the best story I can, and I want to make sure each book is better than the last, and in order to do that, I have to take chances. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" My sister is dyslexic, and she's so smart, so intelligent in all of the ways that matter. "
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" Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. "
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