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Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.
Patricia Cornwell
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American
-
Writer
Born:
June 9
, 1956
Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.
Patricia Cornwell
Success
,
Revenge
,
Survival
I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
Patricia Cornwell
Abuse Of Power
,
Abuse
,
Root
The greatest gift is our own eyes, sense of smell, and abilities to deduce.
Patricia Cornwell
Gift
,
Greatest Gift
,
Own
Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.
Patricia Cornwell
Advice
,
Being
,
Tremendously
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
Everyone is doing forensics.
Patricia Cornwell
Doing
,
Everyone
,
Forensics
I refuse to sit on my laurels.
Patricia Cornwell
Laurels
,
Sit
,
Refuse
I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.
Patricia Cornwell
Cowboy
,
Big
,
Like
Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.
Patricia Cornwell
Night
,
Cold
,
Dublin
First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
Patricia Cornwell
Death
,
Death Penalty
,
Deter
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
Sunrise
,
Civil War
,
Last
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
Optimism
,
Which
,
Boundless
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
Go
,
Break
,
Lunchtime
In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.
Patricia Cornwell
Like
,
Solving
,
Readers
If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.
Patricia Cornwell
Going
,
Break
,
Too
I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
Patricia Cornwell
Technology
,
Crime
,
Solved
I am an Armani and a Dolce & Gabbana kind of a person.
Patricia Cornwell
I Am
,
Person
,
Kind
If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.
Patricia Cornwell
Sometimes
,
Might
,
Got
I stop working at about 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Patricia Cornwell
Stop
,
Working
,
About
Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.
Patricia Cornwell
Feel
,
Unpredictable
,
Even
I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
Patricia Cornwell
Always
,
Large
,
Books
I wouldn't want to donate my body for scientific study.
Patricia Cornwell
Want
,
Study
,
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
Red
,
Always
,
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
College
,
Chemistry
,
Blew
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