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I've learned to accept the fact that my students are far too busy preparing for their own legal careers to care one bit about the off-campus antics of Professor Burke. I get the impression that my students are vaguely aware of my novels, but are at best mildly curious.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: About Accept Aware Best Bit Busy Care Careers Curious Fact Far Get Impression Learned Legal Novels Own Preparing Professor Students Too Vaguely

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Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on a daily basis that the stories I collected during my district attorney days are actually interesting to people who haven't had that experience.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Actually Allow Also Attorney Basis Collected Daily Daily Basis Days District Does Experience Foot Had Interesting Keep Me Novels Occupy People Remind Stories Students Teaching Tend Thankful Waters Who Youthful

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Jesse James's next tattoo should be a warning label: Danger. Loving this man could break you.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Break Could Danger James Label Loving Man Next Should Tattoo Warning You

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According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: According Acquaintances Boyfriend Casual Committed Family Family Members Friends Girlfriends Half Members More Nearly Neighbors Only Percent Slain Statistics Strangers Than Victims Were Fbi

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I was downright obnoxious. In second grade, we had some program where we kept a public list of all the books we read. I think it even included the number of pages. In my nerdy mind, having the longest and most impressive list was somehow going to make up for the fact that I couldn't climb a rope or do a backwards summersault in PE.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Backwards Books Climb Downright Even Fact Going Grade Had Having Impressive Included Kept List Longest Make Make Up Mind Most Nerdy Number Obnoxious Pages Program Public Read Rope Second Some Somehow Think Up Where I Think

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Now that I think about it, maybe my own literary exploration of the dark secrets held by families could be traced back to V.C. Andrews.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: About Back Could Dark Exploration Families Held Literary Maybe My Own Now Own Secrets Think I Think

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I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Case Convinced Could Crack File Grade Grade School Had Just Kid Police School See Wanted Weirdest

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Nothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Father Love Nothing Reading Scene Than Worse Written Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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