Karin Slaughter Book Quotations

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.

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

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

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.

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.