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" I have a superhero complex. If I see anything bad happen, I run towards it, rather idiotically because, after all, what could I do? "

Karin Slaughter

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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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" I taped the autopsy photos from Marilyn Monroe's death to my lunch box in fifth grade, and I would write stories in which someone inevitably died. "

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" I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring. "

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" Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage. "

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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

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" When I was growing up, my stepmother's sister was the chief detective in one of the adjoining towns, so she piqued my interest in crime. "

Karin Slaughter

" I love reading almost as much as I love writing. "

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" Visual storytelling is at once immediate and subversive. "

Karin Slaughter

" I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" I read a lot of true crime growing up - 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy. "

Karin Slaughter

" Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves. "

Karin Slaughter

" If you wear them outside, they stop being pyjamas. I wear mine to the mail box, which is right in front of my house - that's my limit. Anything else is wrong. "

Karin Slaughter

" I love twins stories. "

Karin Slaughter

" Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest. "

Karin Slaughter

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

Karin Slaughter

" I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details. "

Karin Slaughter

" Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live. "

Karin Slaughter

" We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others. "

Karin Slaughter

" Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.' "

Karin Slaughter

" When I was little, my grandmother would take me to church with her, and she would introduce me to people. "

Karin Slaughter

" I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things. "

Karin Slaughter

" I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life. "

Karin Slaughter

" It seems like women are always told, 'It is not your time.' "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author. "

Karin Slaughter

" When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better than turning off and getting lost. "

Karin Slaughter