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" Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighborhoods - 'I live in the Village, or in Chelsea.' "

Karin Slaughter

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" I thought I had to write literature and add my name to the list of great Southern storytellers. Fortunately for me, no one wanted to read any of those stories. They got rejected by everyone. Sometimes, I would get a note saying they liked the writing, but the story simply didn't work. "

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" In the South, we drink the Bible with our mother's milk. "

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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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" The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether it's the bloody butchery of 'Hamlet,' the lecherous misanthropes of Dickens or the lone gunman from 'The Great Gatsby.' "

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" My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more. "

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" I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on. "

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" Equal access to reading is fundamental to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "

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" I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading the genre and getting an understanding of motivations. But at the end of the day, it's still a book, and I can walk away. "

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" I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring. "

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" I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me. "

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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 love reading almost as much as I love writing. "

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" I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it. "

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" Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form. "

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" I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.' "

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" Women who write thrillers are called 'dark.' Male writers are called 'powerful.' "

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" I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver. "

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" I write fifteen hours a day, stopping at Oprah-o'clock. "

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" It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff. "

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" I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'll eat a cupcake. I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing. "

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" Random House is definitely invested in keeping libraries healthy. "

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" I don't get hung up a lot on angst. "

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" My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes. "

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" It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude. "

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" I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different and more challenging way. I've learned it doesn't get easier each time. It actually gets harder. "

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" I think some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it. "

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" I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily. "

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" Reading is power. Reading is life. "

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