“A book I would take with me to a desert island is 'Paradise Lost,' whi...” — Karin Slaughter Quote

“A book I would take with me to a desert island is 'Paradise Lost,' which I studied in college and hated so much by the end of the class that I never wanted to see it again.”

“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.”

“If you're going to write thrillers, you have to make a decision if you are going to be realistic or go off and over.”

“Food deserts on Chicago's South Side have shrunk some since 2006, and this has provided health benefits to the communities.”

“I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.”

“I'm just going to put out three or four releases a year and make it so that if you like the Desert Sessions, then you'll definitely like everything else.”