“Had she always been so insulated from human contact, like a bloom encased in frost?” — Tess Gerritsen Flowers 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… — Tess Gerritsen Also 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
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
“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… — Tess Gerritsen Love 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
“Now we sit and wait,” the woman said, and she settled into a chair, the gun on her lap. “What are we… — 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… — Tess Gerritsen Christmas 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
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
Mom and I often talked about the trip we'd someday take together to the 'city of eternal spring' where she was born.… — Tess Gerritsen About 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
Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go. — Tess Gerritsen 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
“When one hears hoofbeats, medical students are taught, one must think of horses, not zebras. But the doctor who sees my blood… — Tess Gerritsen Medical-thriller 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
“She pressed her fingers to the woman’s neck and felt icy skin. Bending close to the lips, she waited for the whisper… — 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 About Copy Share Image
'Ice Cold' is the eighth in my 'Rizzoli and Isles' thriller series. It was inspired by a true occurrence in the 1960s,… — Tess Gerritsen Area Copy Share Image
“The greatest challenge in writing your book is maintaining the drive to finish it.” — Tess Gerritsen Book Copy Share Image
We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go… — Tess Gerritsen Anticipate 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
In 'Last to Die,' three children living in different cities are the only survivors when their families are slaughtered. Two years later,… — Tess Gerritsen Again 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
