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

Karin Slaughter

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

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" 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. "

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" The most important lesson I have learned from spending years talking to law enforcement officers is that the vast majority of them really want to do a good job. They have a physical need to do a good job. And yet, we don't give them the resources that would help them. "

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" When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing. "

Karin Slaughter

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

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

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. "

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" I grew up watching the 'People's Choice Awards.' "

Karin Slaughter

" Anyone who's been to high school with teenage girls knows how horrible girls can be. "

Karin Slaughter

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

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

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

" It was always my dream to write for a living. "

Karin Slaughter

" I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody. "

Karin Slaughter

" I've never purposefully based a character on any one person I know, but I'm certain there are amalgamations that exist. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" I could type in a closet and be fine. It's just a matter of cocooning myself. Just me and the story. "

Karin Slaughter

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

Karin Slaughter

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

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

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

" No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns five dollars to the community. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

" Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric case study. "

Karin Slaughter

" 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. "

Karin Slaughter

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

Karin Slaughter

" Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder. "

Karin Slaughter

" Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. "

Karin Slaughter