“I’m too old for change,” she explained. “I’m too old to pursue good health and new relationships. The past breathes for me. It is my life. You are young, Dr. Scarpetta. Someday you will see what it is like to… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
“People don’t really know what anything is really like until it really happens to them.” — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
