My most successful books, the ones that I feel the strongest about, are the ones that started with a premise that for… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“The greatest challenge in writing your book is maintaining the drive to finish it.” — Tess Gerritsen 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 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
I shy away from showing cruelty on the page. A lot of the violence in my books actually happens off stage. The… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry and 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver have stuck with me throughout my life, and I think… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Since my romance novels had all been thrillers as well, it wasn't such a leap for me to move into the straight… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
For years I've wanted to write a book about mummies, and had been following the science of mummy CT scans when the… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
While the TV show 'Rizzoli & Isles' may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over… — Tess Gerritsen 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 Copy Share Image
I think of all media, television is the most powerful when it comes to selling books, because when you have a feature… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Even if I never sold another book, I'd keep writing, because the stories are here, in my head. Stories that just need… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
If I were stranded on a desert island, the one book I would have with me would is the Bible. There are… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Aside from the Rizzoli & Isles books, there are many other stories I want to write. The question is whether I'll live… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It's where I became a writer - by 1st… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I'd been writing stories since I was a child. I wrote little books for my mom and bound them myself with needle… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I have hidden my race for 22 books. I have hidden behind my married name, which is very Caucasian, because I didn't… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a fairly logical, scientific and somewhat reserved person. Maura Isles, the Boston medical examiner who appears in… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“Had she always been so insulated from human contact, like a bloom encased in frost?” — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration from everywhere.… — Tess Gerritsen 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 any longer. — Tess Gerritsen 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 Copy Share Image
“If you don't love him, if you don't even care about him, then seeing him now shouldn't be all that painful. Should it?” — Tess Gerritsen 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 start in… — Tess Gerritsen 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 waiting for?”… — Tess Gerritsen 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 excess. — Tess Gerritsen 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 sketch to… — Tess Gerritsen 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 the old… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Mom and I often talked about the trip we'd someday take together to the 'city of eternal spring' where she was born. In Kunming,… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
