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> [If you want to be an anthropologist, you need to study physical anthropology specialized in bones. If you want to be a forensic chemist, get a degree in chemistry. Do you want to do DNA work? Get a degree in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/if-you-want-to-be-an-anthropologist-you-need-to-study-physical/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

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> [Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism as to the value of forensic anthropology. Snappy dresser, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/though-a-good-cop-luc-claudel-has-the-patience-of-a-firecracker-the/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

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## Other authors on Anthropology

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alice-morse-earle-11500.jpg) Clifford Geertz 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/clifford-geertz/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-mead-63436.jpg) Margaret Mead 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/margaret-mead/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/kurt-vonnegut/)

## More by Kathy Reichs

> [What gives my books authenticity is that I actually do what it is I'm writing about. I think the fact that I am in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/what-gives-my-books-authenticity-is-that-i-actually-do-what-it-is-i-m/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [Edmonton is Canada's answer to Omaha. Solid, unassuming, and surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. It's a place that makes you think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/edmonton-is-canada-s-answer-to-omaha-solid-unassuming-and-surrounded/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“That's just stupid, Tory! Quit being so damn stubborn!” “Not a chance! You've got some kind of death wish! We can't even trust our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/that-s-just-stupid-tory-quit-being-so-damn-stubborn-not-a-chance-you/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [I work with the dead, but I am working for the living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/i-work-with-the-dead-but-i-am-working-for-the-living/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Ben smiled for the first time all afternoon. It was nice to see. When he deigned to flash his pearly whites, Ben went from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/ben-smiled-for-the-first-time-all-afternoon-it-was-nice-to-see-when/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [Murder mysteries are puzzles that are fun to resolve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/murder-mysteries-are-puzzles-that-are-fun-to-resolve/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Great!” I rubbed my hands together. “Which one first?” Anders’s eyebrows rose. “Tory, that’s a hefty request. Those machines are extremely expensive. We rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/great-i-rubbed-my-hands-together-which-one-first-anders-s-eyebrows/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Ella finished her burger and dug into a side of fries. Hi watched, enraptured. She couldn't help but notice. “Would you like one?” “What?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/ella-finished-her-burger-and-dug-into-a-side-of-fries-hi-watched/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Move along,” Hines said. “Last room down.” I spotted a fish tank halfway down the aisle. Dug into my pocket. “Hi,” I whispered. “Distraction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/move-along-hines-said-last-room-down-i-spotted-a-fish-tank-halfway/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [I've never lost my capacity to be shocked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/i-ve-never-lost-my-capacity-to-be-shocked/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“When Ben turned, his dark eyes danced with yellow light. Already handsome, flaring took his attractiveness to a whole new level. Ben’s coppery skin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/when-ben-turned-his-dark-eyes-danced-with-yellow-light-already/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Hey, check this weirdo out.” Hi was inspecting a bus on the mantel. “This face is ninety percent eyebrow. What do you wanna bet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/hey-check-this-weirdo-out-hi-was-inspecting-a-bus-on-the-mantel-this/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/i-do-interviews-and-signings-and-readings-and-all-of-these-people/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [“Be petulant, selfish, and happy? Or be generous . . . and miserable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/be-petulant-selfish-and-happy-or-be-generous-and-miserable/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

> [I have come to think of violence as a self-perpetuating mania of the power of the aggressive over those less strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-reichs/i-have-come-to-think-of-violence-as-a-self-perpetuating-mania-of-the/)

[Kathy Reichs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-reichs/)

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