“...men that age aren't known for their superior judgment.” — Tess Gerritsen Judgment Copy Share Image
“Some people make choices hoping for the best; Korsak had made a choice simply to avoid the worst.” — Tess Gerritsen Choice Copy Share Image
“We're all violent. Especially when it concerns the ones we love. They're intimately connected, love and hate.” — Tess Gerritsen Love Copy Share Image
Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go. — Tess Gerritsen Depends Copy Share Image
The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear. — Tess Gerritsen Acting Copy Share Image
“The whole world isn't out to hurt you, Jane. - Dean Because I don't let it - Jane” — Tess Gerritsen Dean Copy Share Image
“And like a drowning woman who chooses the black sea instead of rescue, she did not take it.” — Tess Gerritsen Drowning Copy Share Image
“So little time. We have so little time on this earth with the people we love.” — Tess Gerritsen Little time Copy Share Image
“I’m a dinosaur, he thought, lumbering through a world where truthtellers are despised.” — Tess Gerritsen Despised Copy Share Image
Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also… — Tess Gerritsen Ancient Copy Share Image
“Now we sit and wait,” the woman said, and she settled into a chair, the gun on her lap. “What are we… — Tess Gerritsen Wait Woman Copy Share Image
After twelve years of living in Hawaii, I'd gotten a serious case of 'rock fever.' I just couldn't live on an island… — Tess Gerritsen After Copy Share Image
My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was the epitome of entertainment.… — Tess Gerritsen Adrenaline Copy Share Image
It's what all writers dream of, that our work finds a measure of immortality that long outlives the words of any critic. — Tess Gerritsen Any Copy Share Image
The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such trivial… — Tess Gerritsen Borders Copy Share Image
The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerings to the great god of… — Tess Gerritsen Christmas Copy Share Image
When you're a fifty-year-old woman, no one really bothers to look at you anymore, much less value your opinion. It's hard on… — Tess Gerritsen Age Copy Share Image
Because I never plan anything out ahead of time, I'm always in the process of learning about my characters. Without a biographical… — Tess Gerritsen About Copy Share Image
There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through.… — Tess Gerritsen Best Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry to say that too often, I haven't a clue why people do things like this. Why they drown their babies… — Tess Gerritsen Drown Copy Share Image
Because my dad's Chinese-American, and they're very concrete, he said, 'There's no money to be made in literature.' So he told me… — Tess Gerritsen Because Copy Share Image
“But human anatomy and human endurance are variable. While the much younger nun had succumbed to her injuries, Ursula's heart kept beating,… — Tess Gerritsen Patience Copy Share Image
The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself,… — Tess Gerritsen Affect Copy Share Image
I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading… — Tess Gerritsen After Copy Share Image
I think that, for physicians who want to become writers, they have the material, the smarts, they have the logic, they know… — Tess Gerritsen Able Copy Share Image
“You know that movie, where the little boy says 'I see dead people'? The Sixth Sense. Well, I see them all the… — Tess Gerritsen Alcohol Copy Share Image
“(these are my highlighted parts of the book) Not human, thought Maura, as the hairs stood up on the back of her… — Tess Gerritsen Books Copy Share Image
“My name is Mila, and this is my journey. There are so many places where I could begin the story. I could… — Tess Gerritsen Dreams Copy Share Image
I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they… — Tess Gerritsen Age Copy Share Image
The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all. — Tess Gerritsen Choices Copy Share Image
The most intimate feeling people can share is neither love nor hate, but pain. — Tess Gerritsen Feelings Copy Share Image
“Maybe it's because I can't have him that I feel safe wanting him. He's beyond my reach, so he won't hurt me.” — Tess Gerritsen Wanting Copy Share Image
I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child. — Tess Gerritsen Always Copy Share Image
