Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughteris an American crime writer, whose first novel Blindsightedbecame an international success, was published in almost 30 languages, and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. She has sold more than 30 million copies of her books, and is published in 35 languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 January 1971
CountryUnited States of America
decision information
You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time
stupid mistake people
People just make stupid mistakes. And they keep making them and keep making them, and suddenly they can't dig themselves out.
wall cockroaches predator
sexual predators were like cockroaches. For every one you saw, there were twenty more hiding behind the walls.
stupidity sometimes reason
Everyone had a reason for everything they did, even if that reason was sometimes stupidity.
home men knows
[On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages.
men
A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.
children thinking people
I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.
home trying fans
I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
reading way better-ways
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.
thinking guy kind
I think a lot of guys who are on the internet a lot, they're kind of anesthetized to some of the violent language and all that because they see it all the time.
book albums chapters
Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
girl country book
Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school.
sex interesting violence
Being a Southerner, Im interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.
smart mean thinking
If you're a smart guy, you should really try to find out what women are thinking. I mean, we are 51 percent of the population.