Patricia Cornwell Quotes

American - Writer Born: June 9, 1956

Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.

Patricia Cornwell

Success Hope Revenge Survival Only

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

Patricia Cornwell

Power Believe Evil I Believe

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

Morning Sea Fire War

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

Patricia Cornwell

Life Good Smart Someone

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

Good Success Good Health Health

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

I Am Walk Writing Go

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

Patricia Cornwell

You Feel Only Tension

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

Patricia Cornwell

Death Death Penalty Crime First

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

Patricia Cornwell

Science People Medicine Interesting

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

Patricia Cornwell

Night Wind Air Cold

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

Patricia Cornwell

Pain People Who Suffer

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

Patricia Cornwell

People Always Numbers Buy

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

Patricia Cornwell

Work You Down Teeth

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

Patricia Cornwell

Character You Long Bored

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

Patricia Cornwell

Eyes Gift Greatest Gift Own

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

Patricia Cornwell

Find Ability More Out

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

Patricia Cornwell

You Feel Unpredictable Because

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

Patricia Cornwell

Body Study Want Scientific

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

Patricia Cornwell

Difficult Find Smells Attend

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

Patricia Cornwell

Red Attention Always Blood

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

Patricia Cornwell

Body Dead Never Taken

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

Patricia Cornwell

College Chemistry Up Lab

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

Patricia Cornwell

Smart Feel Person Like

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

Patricia Cornwell

Writing Always Create Kid

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

Patricia Cornwell

Time Character People Spending Time

I am a journalist.

Patricia Cornwell

I Am Journalist Am

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