Susan Slater > Quotes

“I was so in awe of mystery writers—I figured if I could write a mystery and keep plots and sub-plots and red herrings, all twisted together, yet one supporting the other AND keep the readers guessing until the last; I could write anything! Every good book has a sense of mystery—the “something” that keeps the reader turning the pages. With all my degrees in Lit. and teaching all kinds of writing, learning to write a mystery was the best writing training I ever received.”
― Susan Slater

“But no, do not dwell on things that cannot be changed - the past is done and over with; let it be.”
― Susan Slater, Epiphany

“Actually, I’ve never trusted anyone with a clean desk—sterile desk, sterile mind.”
― Susan Slater, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre

“something wrong”
― Susan Slater, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre

“Loyalty is a trait that can mean life or death. Lines you can't cross. Especially when playing for high stakes.”
― Susan Slater, Epiphany

“Dan didn't think he'd ever been as emotionally impacted by a murder scene as he was when he opened the trunk. The blood, the struggle … no one deserved to die that way - and didn't the coroner say she'd been raped? She suffered knowing what was coming and then was left to die … bleeding out. He turned away. It was difficult to digest the crushing inhumanity of it all.”
― Susan Slater, Epiphany

“It seems that disease begins to spread when man intrudes into nature.”
― Susan Slater, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre

“owed everything to his friends in New York. They had controlled Vegas; they intended to control Indian gambling. They needed this casino. He needed this casino. His cut would buy his independence.”
― Susan Slater, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre

“Could you become a cynic at twenty-six?”
― Susan Slater, The Pumpkin Seed Massacre