Karin Slaughter Quotes

 . what you call my struggle to submit . . . is not struggle to submit but a struggle to accept and with passion. I mean, possibly, with joy. Picture me with my ground teeth stalking joy—fully armed t...

A possum stared at me through the door all night. That’s Bill. Charlie turned on the giant television. He’s my lover.

Andy opened her mouth and screamed as loud as she could. It felt good, but she couldn’t scream for the rest of her life.

Anna’s baby after Anna had been abducted. Then she’d gotten locked up and the kid was left alone. If Lola was taking care of him, Will said, she would need to get in and out of the building. The eleva...

Anything’s legal if you can get away with it. Maggie slammed the locker closed. Welcome to the Atlanta Police Department.

Are you not answering because you don't want me to know or are you not answering because you want to annoy me?That is a complicated question with an equally complicated answer.

As if they could understand what she had been through. As if they knew what it was like to be strong and invincible one day and completely powerless the next.

Belle Isle Andy hadn’t had a drink since she’d returned home. She wasn’t sure whether or not she wanted to break the streak. Still, she took a cup and sat cross-legged on the floor so that her dad cou...

Broken:Never underestimate the power of a shared history.

Claire asked, Do you think I should call Captain Mayhew? For what? Lydia couldn’t keep the alarm out of her voice. The abrupt change in subject slapped her like a cold wind. He lied to you about the m...

Claire lunged toward her desk. She opened the drawer. Lydia’s file was still hidden inside. Claire’s relief was so pronounced that she wanted to cry. She touched her fingers to her cheek. She was cryi...

Coach Henley gave his whistle two short blasts to get the team moving. The Westerly Women ambled over and formed a half circle. The Mothers stamped their feet on the bleachers, trying to build excitem...

Come on, Mitchell. Collier was like a puppy nipping at her heels. I know you checked me out. What’d your mom say? Faith made an educated guess. That you’re cocky and prone to mistakes. He grinned. I k...

Evil people can do good. Good people can do evil. Why does this happen sometimes? Because it’s Tuesday.

Having a teenager is like having a really, really shitty roommate. They eat all your food and steal your clothes and take money out of your purse and borrow your car without asking.

He was safe because she would never really give all of herself to him. I

I had experienced a TIA, which of course further infuriated your mother (she has always been hostile to abbreviation).

I hadn’t planned on sounding like J.J. from Good Times, but that’s the gist.

I’ve got to figure out before I die whether I want to be happy or I want to be right.

Life was like that. You didn't realize what was passing you by until you slowed down a little bit to get a better look.