339 Quotes by Karin Slaughter

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

I'm not somebody who believes in evil.

I think that people do things for a reason - that we have mental illness, that we have genetic wiring that can get triggered by certain environmental factors.

I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England. I think of it as just literature.

A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.

When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.

I grew up reading crime fiction and, especially in the '80s, women were just there to be saved or screwed.

I can’t—” Lena repeated. “I can’t do it. I can’t live without him.” Sara gently pulled her hand away from Jared’s. She smoothed down the sheet, tucked it in close around his side. She looked at Lena—really looked at her straight in the eye. “Good,” Sara told her. “Now you know how it feels.

I've always been drawn to historical fiction.