Karin Slaughter Book Quotations

Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make us believe that we are better for having read them. You don't read a book - you experience it. Every story opens up a new world.

I've always been interested in violence, even as a teenager. I loved 'Helter Skelter' and books like that.

Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much.

Long Gone is the type of book that should come with a warning. It’s a compulsively readable, highly addictive story. The ending will leave you breathless.

Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

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.

Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty.