I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child. — Tess Gerritsen Always Copy Share Image
Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you. — Tess Gerritsen Death Copy Share Image
“When you shine a bright light, a secret loses all its power.” — Tess Gerritsen Light Copy Share Image
“Without ties to our ancestors, we are lonely specks of dust, adrift and floating, attached to nothing and no one.” — Tess Gerritsen Ancestors Copy Share Image
... he knew that the cruelest of blows too often came with a smile. — Tess Gerritsen Blow Copy Share Image
If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders. — Tess Gerritsen Defenders Copy Share Image
“THE GIRL WAS TWENTY-THREE POUNDS OF NO! NO, BED! NO, SLEEP! No, no, no!” — Tess Gerritsen Girl Copy Share Image
“She siged, a sound of regret for childhood transgressions, for all the lessons learned too late.” — Tess Gerritsen Children Copy Share Image
'I am a bad mother.' Every Christmas, this is what I think because the holiday season fills me with such anxiety. I'm… — Tess Gerritsen Am Copy Share Image
My father was second-generation Chinese-American, born in 1923 in California. My mother emigrated to the States from China when she was in… — Tess Gerritsen Born Copy Share Image
I'm trained in science, believe in logic, and like to think there's an explanation for everything. And I'm truly not really at… — Tess Gerritsen Believe 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
“There's that unpredictability factor, that chance that something completely unexpected - something amazing - could happen. That's what makes life an adventure.… — Tess Gerritsen Chance Copy Share Image
“You have been getting all worked up about not looking out for me. Me, I've been lying here getting pissed about falling… — Tess Gerritsen Pissed Copy Share Image
My most successful books, the ones that I feel the strongest about, are the ones that started with a premise that for… — Tess Gerritsen About Copy Share Image
A project like 'Rizzoli & Isles' is something you can't pursue. It's something that comes to you... I like to call it… — Tess Gerritsen Anything Copy Share Image
My dad's cooking was magic in the kitchen. But eventually over the years, his personality changed and his ability to remember recipes… — Tess Gerritsen Ability Copy Share Image
I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write… — Tess Gerritsen About Copy Share Image
“Society thinks of violent acts as manifestations of evil or immorality. We're told we have ultimate control over our own behavior, that… — Tess Gerritsen Thoughts and actions 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 Accepted Copy Share Image
My brother often complains to me about the 'angry Asian male' in the United States. As a female, I haven't encountered this,… — Tess Gerritsen About 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 About 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
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
“The greatest challenge in writing your book is maintaining the drive to finish it.” — Tess Gerritsen Book Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the person who could make you happiest is the one who waits patiently in the wings. — Tess Gerritsen Patiently Copy Share Image
“Had she always been so insulated from human contact, like a bloom encased in frost?” — Tess Gerritsen Flowers Copy Share Image
The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow. — Tess Gerritsen Choices Copy Share Image
I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Satan or demons… — Tess Gerritsen Believe Copy Share Image
Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the… — Tess Gerritsen Backgrounds 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 Corpse 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
She was the only woman in the homicide unit, and already there had been problems between her and another detective, charges of… — Tess Gerritsen Bitchiness Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really… — Tess Gerritsen And love Copy Share Image
“Charles threw down the knife. Its thud was lost in the high-spirited bedlam of young men let loose upon a task so… — Tess Gerritsen Charles Copy Share Image
I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me the best education for… — Tess Gerritsen Age 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 After Copy Share Image
“She met his gaze, and what she saw in his eyes scared her, because at that instant she saw both possibility and… — Tess Gerritsen Love 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
“...Jane remained in her chair thinking about justice, about how the dead never benefited from it. For them it always comes too… — Tess Gerritsen Justice Copy Share Image
