339 Quotes by Karin Slaughter

I'm going to name a name: Janet Evanovich. She writes the same book over and over, and I read every single one of them and eagerly anticipate them.

What I know is the characters in a Southern town. I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long. And I know the neighborhoods, and I hopefully know the people, and I feel a connection to them. And I also feel like I'm honoring them when I talk about them.

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.

I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train my brain in the right direction.

Jack Reacher is one of the sexiest characters in fiction.

Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.

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

Growing up in Georgia in the southeastern United States, I was always reading and always kept to myself. I never felt isolated, though; I just liked being alone.

Libraries are the backbone of our education system.