339 Quotes by Karin Slaughter

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

I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way.

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is a way to open up that information you want to get out to the reader.

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

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.

Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make us believe that we are better for having read them. You don't read a book - you experience it. Every story opens up a new world.

Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't understand what she was doing. I didn't see any of the Catholicism or any of the social stuff.

I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.

I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.