“As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments pro...” — Karin Slaughter Quote

As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library down the street so that the generations served by that library grow up to be adults who contribute not just to their local communities but to the world.

Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.

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.

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

My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.

I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived.

Universities can teach maturity. They can teach teenagers how to be adults, and that means to function outside a clique or a tribe.

Growing up with a name that rhymes with turkey - and jerky - was no great fun. But, as an adult, I tell you, being globally unique in the age of Google can be extremely helpful.

I've always been fascinated by the way that children and animals suffer stoically in a way that I don't think adults do.

I loved Westerns for different reasons as an adult. It is not only our only native brand of storytelling - the only one that's not influenced by Europeans and not something that's done better by the French - but I also love the sensuality of the Western. The sights, sounds, and smell of a Western are very exciting.