4 Quotes & Sayings By Deanna Lynn Sletten

Deanna Lynn Sletten was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Belmont University where she obtained her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy at Quantico. She started her career in law enforcement by being hired as a special agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in 1984 where she worked homicide investigations Read more

In 1987, she moved to Washington, D.C., and worked in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Thereafter, she served several assignments with the DEA in Miami, California, and Memphis, Tennessee.

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Darla shook her head, a small smirk on her lips. “You’re such a mom, ” she told Katherine.Katherine stared at her, puzzled. “You’re a mom, too, ” she said softly.“ No, I gave birth. That doesn’t make me a mom. Not like you.” A look passed between the two women like none they had ever shared before. For a split second, Katherine felt a slight connection. “Well, you rest. I’ll check on you later.” She turned and left the room, a funny, unexplainable feeling inside her. Deanna Lynn Sletten
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Etta gave Will a small, knowing smile. "Will, sometimes you have to love people for who they are, not who you want them to be. Deanna Lynn Sletten
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Are you afraid of dying?" "I was at first, maybe I still am a little bit. But it's not death that scares me so much as not being alive anymore. It's missing all the things that I would have seen if I hadn't gotten AIDS. Things like my daughter's graduation, her wedding, my grandchildren. I'll never see those things, and that makes me sad. Deanna Lynn Sletten