Patricia Cornwell Quotes

American - Writer Born: June 9, 1956

Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge. - Patricia Cornwell

Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge. Patricia Cornwell

Revenge, Success, Survival

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power. - Patricia Cornwell

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

Abuse Of Power, Abuse, Root

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life. Patricia Cornwell

Advice, Tremendously, Being

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

Lunchtime, Break, Go

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. Patricia Cornwell

Civil War, Sunrise, Last

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

Interesting, Invent

If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place. Patricia Cornwell

Everybody, Better Place

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension. Patricia Cornwell

Tension, More, Makes

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

Even, Unpredictable, Feel

First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty. Patricia Cornwell

Deter, Death Penalty, Death

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted. Patricia Cornwell

Which, Boundless, Optimism

The human capacity to be curious has always existed. Patricia Cornwell

Always, Curious, Human

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

Dublin, Night, Cold

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

Always, Books, Large

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

Study, Want, Scientific

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

Find, Attend, Smells

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

Always, Red, Needs

I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body. Patricia Cornwell

Never, Taken, Scalpel

I dropped chemistry. I practically blew up the lab in college. Patricia Cornwell

Chemistry, College, Blew

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

Character, Biggest, Series

In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case. Patricia Cornwell

Solving, Readers, Like

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

Always, Illustrating

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

Think, I Think, Like

I am a journalist. Patricia Cornwell

I Am, Journalist, Am

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

Very, Pain, Suffer

My friends call me Miss Worst Case Scenario. Patricia Cornwell

Call, Scenario, Me

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