I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situati...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime wr...
KARIN SLAUGHTER When I was growing up, my stepmother's sister was the chief detective in one of the adjoining to...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't u...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
KARIN SLAUGHTER As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters.
KARIN SLAUGHTER A book I would take with me to a desert island is 'Paradise Lost,' which I studied in colleg...
KARIN SLAUGHTER As the youngest of three girls, most of my childhood works were revenge fantasies against my older s...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I grew up in a small town in Georgia where nothing bad happened - it was like Mayberry.
KARIN SLAUGHTER If I wasn't a writer, I would probably be a watchmaker. I like putting puzzles together, and tha...
KARIN SLAUGHTER It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone bei...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someon...
KARIN SLAUGHTER The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether i...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Libraries are the backbone of our education system.
KARIN SLAUGHTER We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, s...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I love twins stories.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be do...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I am hard-pressed to find a successful writer who doesn't have a similar story to mine - transfo...
KARIN SLAUGHTER My father and his eight siblings grew up in the kind of poverty that Americans don't like to tal...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form.
KARIN SLAUGHTER I think some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really li...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, a...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I've always been drawn to historical fiction.
KARIN SLAUGHTER If there is still an American dream, reading is one of the bootstraps by which we can all pull ourse...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Because I said so." She paused again. "Sweetheart, I know you're an adult, but adults are like vampi...
KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case,' 'The Secret of the Old Clock,' 'Are You The...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmit...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I always wanted to be a writer. In the beginning, I thought I had to rewrite 'Gone with the Wind...
KARIN SLAUGHTER The most important lesson I have learned from spending years talking to law enforcement officers is ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Crafting a piece of gripping, narrative true crime that engages the world is not that different from...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I'm going to name a name: Janet Evanovich. She writes the same book over and over, and I read ev...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Oh, I'm completely OCD about neatness.
KARIN SLAUGHTER She's just come undone," her mother had whispered on the phone to her aunt Bella. It was an old coll...
KARIN SLAUGHTER She spent the next hour dividing her time between the phone and the computer; scaring the ever-lovin...
KARIN SLAUGHTER He's morbidly obese. He's unusually bloated. There are needle marks on his abdomen and thighs that i...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I always say 'thriller;' if they see you're a woman - and you're a blond woman - peo...
KARIN SLAUGHTER If you wanted to know shit about a woman, all you had to do was ask the woman who was pretending to ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Visual storytelling is at once immediate and subversive.
KARIN SLAUGHTER With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leave...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Anyone who's been to high school with teenage girls knows how horrible girls can be.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Southerners have this love of embellishment. Even when you read a police report, there's some ba...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Most of my books begin with a nap on my couch here, when I dream up characters and story lines, and ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Sometimes, even if you know the answer, you've got to let the other person take a shot. If they feel...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore ...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighb...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I didn't want to spend the next thirty years writing about bad things happening in the same smal...
KARIN SLAUGHTER My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters spea...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I taped the autopsy photos from Marilyn Monroe's death to my lunch box in fifth grade, and I wou...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I busted my chin open trying to be Evel Knievel on my bike. When it happened, you could see straight...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Women know how to scare other women.
KARIN SLAUGHTER There aren't many people in the world who can say that they are doing the job they've wanted...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I read a lot of true crime growing up - 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule about Ted Bundy...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I'm over the word 'like' in conversation, and 'you know' seems to be the placeho...
KARIN SLAUGHTER Flannery O'Connor was a revelation for me. When I read her, I was very young, and I didn't u...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver.
KARIN SLAUGHTER Marriage. That’s what he called it, though men like Paul do not marry women. They own them. They c...
KARIN SLAUGHTER I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. I...
KARIN FOSSUM It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just...
KARIN FOSSUM I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else.
KARIN FOSSUM I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the...
KARIN FOSSUM I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately...
KARIN FOSSUM Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
KARIN FOSSUM Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
KARIN FOSSUM 'I think therefore I am'--revised--I love therefore I am
KARIN SHIMOYAMA It certainly seems to be quite vindictive.
KARIN UHLICH She is so low-key. You talk to her and you'd never know she was a big-timer.
KARIN WEBERG the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin
KARIN TANSEK We had the 8-4 lead with 13:42 left in the game. We were trying to take time off the clock.
KARIN BROWER In the last couple days, there were some people that were stripping the building of copper and stuff...
KARIN DUPAUL Those beautiful red buildings really added to the park. The park has a lot of history, the brewery h...
KARIN DUPAUL Today's panel discussion made it clear that critical to the success of finding cures for chronic dis...
KARIN DUNCKER She's displaced, and has no bonds to anybody here. I've lived in cities, and I can assure you: New Y...
KARIN GOIN People feel nationwide that they're involved.
KARIN GOIN She's definitely out there and she's definitely moving around.
KARIN GOIN She's really doing New York. This is the toughest breed to catch, and she's traveling.
KARIN GOIN From our perspective, it's not very easy to create a game around an artist. With a movie, you have a...
KARIN KAISER Fortunately, in that situation, the University has always been willing and able to provide housing f...
KARIN JOHNES We've had numerous conversations with the fraternity leadership and the alumni as well as the nation...
KARIN JOHNES In the Greek world for the past several years, there's been a push at the national level for a conce...
KARIN JOHNES The suspicion of a suspect has nothing to do with the color of his skin, but the grounds of suspicio...
KARIN JANSSEN They were speaking about the situation that if you don't have a body, there is no case.
KARIN JANSSEN are doing a hell of a job.
KARIN JANSSEN I'm positive about our progress and very proud of my team,
KARIN JANSSEN We figure that by Monday (of spring break), moms and dads are looking for something to do with their...
KARIN HILL A lot of people say that (the Navy Museum is) a hidden treasure.
KARIN HILL Our problems in the past were creating opportunities. Now we need to finish them.
KARIN BROWER The game was a little too close for comfort.
KARIN BROWER She was solid. We had a long stint without a goal and she came through.
KARIN BROWER I hate this wretched willow soul of mine, patiently enduring, plaited or twisted by other hands.
KARIN BOYE It's a great social opportunity, especially for freshmen. It's a niche for the kids who aren't recog...
KARIN CARL Everyone has remarked on the beauty and quality of merchandise.
KARIN CARL I thought it was a great idea and something really different.
KARIN CARL You put the ball in the net, it gives everybody confidence. We're creating opportunities, no questio...
KARIN BROWER We had chances to tie that game tonight. I think we had a couple 8-meter shots that we missed that I...
KARIN BROWER We're even in a lot of ways. I think they're just a team that can capitalize on opponents' mistakes.
KARIN BROWER We needed that break to get back to the basics, then start preparing for Cornell instead of us going...
KARIN BROWER We've been working on being more of a team defense and also working on our one-on-one defense.
KARIN BROWER They have seven kids that can score. They're strong and they're fast.
KARIN BROWER These kinds of numbers are always surprising.
KARIN WEBERG They are a very good team. They don't get rattled.
KARIN WEBERG She was in a lot of pain.
KARIN WEBERG She's such an all-around player. This year she's a lot stronger and she's been more aggressive. The ...
KARIN WEBERG She's very much her own person.
KARIN WEBERG Micromanaging is ridiculous. There's always a certain amount of dynamic tension, which is good becau...
KARIN UHLICH The numbers of people who qualify, don't match those that participate. That's true of most low-incom...
KARIN UHLICH We regulate locations that give food to the poor, now we can regulate those that feed on the poor.
KARIN UHLICH We do want to account for the projects in the pipeline and not harm them.
KARIN UHLICH We would like to see these phased in in 2006. The discussion will be focused on that timetable.
KARIN UHLICH She didn't inject her own personal beliefs into things.
KARIN TORGERSON I had no information how much I was ahead and I was not sure if it was the truth, because in the rac...
KARIN THURIG We're just astonished that fishers would even be upset seeing a dog with a hook through his mouth. I...
KARIN ROBERTSON Turning animal cruelty into a game is absolutely hideous.
KARIN ROBERTSON They use tools -- there is a South African fish that lays its eggs on a leaf and transports them aro...
KARIN ROBERTSON Just like dogs and cats, fish feel pain, so if you wouldn't hook dogs through the mouth and drag the...
KARIN ROBERTSON Oxford scientists say fish learn faster than dogs. Fish use tools. They eavesdrop on each other to g...
KARIN ROBERTSON I think our findings are just one more reason to breast-feed, and to breast-feed for as long as a mo...
KARIN MICHELS Even though we couldn't find an association with colorectal cancer, fruits and vegetables definitely...
KARIN MICHELS If you look carefully, most of them didn't find much (protection),
KARIN MICHELS The most important thing I want to get out is they should eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables i...
KARIN MICHELS These data have to be interpreted cautiously since the observed association between consumption of F...
KARIN MICHELS This study provides additional evidence that breast cancer may originate during the early phases of ...
KARIN MICHELS Researchers are finding more evidence that diet early in life could play a role in the development o...
KARIN MICHELS This group knew they would not be making the trip upstate if they lost today and that was huge for t...
KARIN LEARY They were a very good defensive team. We played a great third quarter but we couldn't finish it off.
KARIN LEARY They were ready. After last Saturday I think we've just been really anxious to play. I have eight se...
KARIN LEARY They've been our two main players all year long. Now we just have to get them to play together for f...
KARIN LEARY Ever since last Saturday, they couldn't wait to play. They were focused the entire week. We had a ga...
KARIN LEARY These eight seniors have played a lot together. They know what to expect when they get to this level...
KARIN LEARY Our intensity was lacking the last couple of games. At practice we talked about really focusing, mov...
KARIN LEARY It wasn't our best game. We have to come out better. On any given day, you can get beat.
KARIN LEARY I think Meredith was just on the whole game, she kept the team tempo up and was ready to go and that...
KARIN LEARY It's huge and it's only going to get more difficult as the week goes on.
KARIN LEARY I've been surprised to know that people in the U.S. often mix up Japan and China. It is sad to us, b...
KARIN KEMMOCHI I think the United States should leave Iraq and deal with environmental problems. If the U.S. Army s...
KARIN KEMMOCHI In Japan, we prefer modesty. It is our tradition and I think it will exist forever. Americans prefer...
KARIN KEMMOCHI The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countr...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refuse...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER This House cannot function without an open, accountable, and independent ethics process; and the mol...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a b...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Let's clean up our environment. Let's clean up our bodies, but most importantly, let's n...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while Rove may no...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government,...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.
ENOS SLAUGHTER The ones that are not on yet are probably the ones that are going to require more time and attention...
BOB SLAUGHTER It looks bad. They're preparing for the worst.
BOB SLAUGHTER These areas must follow the example of Louisiana and many other states in sharing these energy resou...
BOB SLAUGHTER It's too late now, but Congress has consistently failed to sequence regulatory requirements in a res...
BOB SLAUGHTER Federal policies must fully consider the impact of environmental regulations on fuel supply.
BOB SLAUGHTER This year presents the refining industry with several significant challenges. But we are experts at ...
BOB SLAUGHTER We all want cleaner fuels, but we have to be sure we can deliver on our promises. And we're not sure...
BOB SLAUGHTER The two worst-case scenarios for the impact on the refining industry would be what happened with Kat...
BOB SLAUGHTER The damage left in Katrina's wake made the already troubling supply and price situation significantl...
BOB SLAUGHTER The most effective means of achieving this goal is continued reliance on market mechanisms, not pric...
BOB SLAUGHTER Credit card companies pay college students generously to stand outside dining halls, dorms, and acad...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've see...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded ser...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER This was a good start to the week. Wouldn't it have been terrible to come off this game 0-1 [in dist...
JIM SLAUGHTER We don't want to get too cocky because we know we can get beat by anyone. We're just chilling, doing...
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER The city has done a good job of being a little bit more on top of things. The county has fallen behi...
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER Oh, she was my baby. There ain't no doubt about that. She was Daddy's baby 100 percent.
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER Dublin is a hard team. We knew we would have our hands full.
MICHAEL SLAUGHTER The relationship between the San Francisco Giants and the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation da...
STACI SLAUGHTER What we really tried to do is just simplify everything, both in the field club area and on the prome...
STACI SLAUGHTER They hear what he has to deal with on the court. And they see how he succeeds in spite of it, and it...
TYRONE SLAUGHTER You're going to have to be careful that you're not upsetting a plan that already is in the last stag...
BOB SLAUGHTER It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER It's potentially a bigger threat than Katrina because there is more refining capacity in the Houston...
BOB SLAUGHTER If there's significant damage done in the Gulf, there's going to be a supply impact on gasoline, die...
BOB SLAUGHTER What's happened can be explained by the higher cost of crude oil, the difficulties in building new r...
BOB SLAUGHTER I think the fact they they're just practically denuding the northeast preys on a lot of minds and we...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER Exxon-Mobil alone, one oil company, brought in more than $7.6 billion dollars in profits over the la...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER The criminal indictment of Tom DeLay is the first chink in the armor of corruption that has so cloud...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER This bill would create the first federal law that would recognize a fertilized egg as a victim of a ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER We need bipartisan support. We believe we can get it and we will get it.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER I am disturbed that the identification and clothing of our public officials is so easily reproduced.
LOUISE SLAUGHTER We realize they've got other customers. They've got China. They've got India,” Slaughter conti...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you're in uniform.
ENOS SLAUGHTER The Villages Relay for Life is one of the bigger relays. It speaks volumes of The Villages residents...
EMMY SLAUGHTER I've been so amazed by the participation thus far from the residents. The response has been astoundi...
EMMY SLAUGHTER Susan B. Anthony formed the Equal Rights Association, refuted ideas that women were inferior to men,...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER The patent office is overwhelmed because they don't have enough staff.
DARLENE SLAUGHTER This leads us to believe that we're not experiencing a real crisis of innovation but rather an enorm...
DARLENE SLAUGHTER Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring co...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER We have a responsibility to promote stem cell research which could lead to treatments and cures for ...
LOUISE SLAUGHTER As a team player and a fullback, a great play for me is a great block to spring a run. It was hard a...
JAKE SLAUGHTER I just wanted to come out and have fun with the kids, and it's a chance to be a kid yourself again. ...
JAKE SLAUGHTER I love blocking and I love being physical. I don't need touches to get glory.
JAKE SLAUGHTER