Karin Slaughter Quotes

I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.

Karin Slaughter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 6, 1971

Topics

BookStoryWantNeverWriteTell

Oh, it's not really gambling when you never lose.

Jennifer Aniston

GamblingYouLoseNeverOhReally

I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.

Anderson Silva

FightGoInsideJokeDangerBecause

Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.

John Major

TruthPeopleMeEyeTellDid

I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power you have, as an actor.

Matthew Macfadyen

GoodPowerEyeThinkYouSay

It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write.

Maureen Dowd

FearMeWriteAdrenalineMakeTakes

I was such a lazy teenager: I didn't read or play the piano beyond the bare minimum.

Stephen Hough

PlayLazyBeyondPianoReadBare

People are always saying that Hollywood messes up kids. I'm like, 'No, families mess up kids!' I grew up in Hollywood, and I'm perfectly fine. If my children want to go into the entertainment business, I won't stop them, as long as they're passionate about it.

Tori Spelling

BusinessChildrenPeopleSayingLong

My natural state is to be happy. I'm naturally buoyant. I wake up feeling, 'What a great morning!' I've had some tragedy in my life, absolutely, but I don't know one human being who hasn't. You either learn from it and become empowered by it, or you become a victim to it. It's life, after all.

Martin Short

LifeMorningGreatHappyBe Happy

It's very important that the government is close to the business community and that we understand their concerns. But at some point, the government needs to be a government.

Luis Videgaray Caso

BusinessCommunityGovernmentPoint

My mom is an elementary school music teacher, a pianist, and a singer, and my dad plays guitar - he's a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. My mom does musical theater, too. All of those influences were around.

Lucy Dacus

MusicTeacherSchoolMomGuitarFan

Having my feet be as good as I want them to be can get me out of a lot of problems when I'm in the pocket and stuff starts to break down. There's rarely ever a perfect pocket.

Jared Goff

GoodMeFeetProblemsPerfectDown

If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.

Brian McDermott

ConfidenceAdversityAchievementMe

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