I went to a Christian School, and when I reached a certain age, I wasn't allowed to wear pants to school anymore. There was a big conference about it with my parents about how unladylike it was for me to wear pants ,this was a school where the principal and once of the coaches stood at the front door with a wooden ruler to make sure girls' skirts were an inch below their knee. So, from that day forward, I had to wear skirts, which meant that I couldn't play on the playground like I used to. I really feel like I could've been the next Serena Williams if not for that.
Karin Slaughter[On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages.
Karin SlaughterI have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
Karin SlaughterLike every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next Gone With the Wind.
Karin SlaughterI was with a real jerk after the first heartbreak, and once I did the prerequisite eating an entire cake and singing "All By Myself" in the shower, I realized that people treat you badly when you let them, and that I had to respect myself and not let anyone else treat me that way again. If someone really loves you, they are your biggest champion, not your biggest detractor.
Karin Slaughter