Quotes By Patricia Cornwell

I wouldn't want to donate my body for scientific study.

Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.

Murder is about power and the more powerful women get the more it will change the good that they do and the bad that they do.

Everyone is doing forensics.

That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.

Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.

The greatest gift is our own eyes, sense of smell, and abilities to deduce.

I am a journalist.

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.

I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.

I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself.

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

I stop working at about 3 p.m. on Fridays.

I like to get to bed with a clear head.

I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.

If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

I find it difficult to attend autopsies. Especially the smells.

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.

But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.

I won't put myself in a position where I'm vulnerable.

I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.

The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.

I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.

The human capacity to be curious has always existed.

My friends call me Miss Worst Case Scenario.

I am an Armani and a Dolce & Gabbana kind of a person.