Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.

Patricia Cornwell

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

Success, Revenge, 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

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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