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Karin Slaughter Quotes

American - Writer | January 6, 1971 -

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

Karin Slaughter

Life Home You Privacy Try Protect

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.

Karin Slaughter

Life Passion Time Reading Library

Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.

Karin Slaughter

War Civil War Most Either Civil

Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.

Karin Slaughter

Life Religion Interesting Violence

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

Karin Slaughter

Growing Up Growing More Up Us Date

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

Karin Slaughter

Loved Violence Always Been Books

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

Karin Slaughter

Time Think You Nice Boring Get

Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life.

Karin Slaughter

Life Time Happen Something Horrible

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.

Karin Slaughter

Curious People Curiosity Think Way

I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading the genre and getting an understanding of motivations. But at the end of the day, it's still a book, and I can walk away.

Karin Slaughter

Learning Walk Day Book Reading End

I busted my chin open trying to be Evel Knievel on my bike. When it happened, you could see straight through to the bone, I thought my dad was going to pass out. It left a scar that I still have now.

Karin Slaughter

Bike Thought Trying You Now See

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

Work People Think Someone Meeting

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