339 Quotes by Karin Slaughter

Charlie had always told Lenore things that she would never admit to anyone else. Lenore had known Rusty for over fifty years. She was a black hole into which all of the Quinn family secrets disappeared.

I’ve always been drawn to historical fiction.

You gotta go through a special kind of hell or a special kind of love to change who you are inside.

She had told herself when she put on her sweatpants this morning that she was going to the gym, and she had gone near the gym, but only because there was a Starbucks in the parking lot.

Used to be, only bikers and outlaws had tattoos. They were so commonplace now that they weren’t even a statement. Unless the statement was, “Look, I’m like everybody else.” Her.

Anybody could be smart. It took a special somebody to be clever.

It’s the curse of the motherless child. We seek comfort from the very people who do us harm.

This sheriff goes into a saloon and says, “I’m lookin’ for a cowboy wearing a brown paper vest and brown paper pants.’ He waited a beat, making sure Sara was listening. ‘The bartender says, “What’s he wanted for?” And the sheriff says, “Rustling.

It’s very important for your life to have meaning. Even on the days it makes you unhappy, you still need a purpose.