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
In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as… — Tess Gerritsen Cheerfully Copy Share Image
Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I… — Tess Gerritsen American Copy Share Image
That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by… — Tess Gerritsen Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I have minor characters who are Asian-American, and I've been using them throughout my career, but they've never taken center stage, they've… — Tess Gerritsen Asian american Copy Share Image
“Look into his mind, his universe. We may think it's sick, but for him, this place is a little slice of paradise.… — Tess Gerritsen Psychology 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 Young men Copy Share Image
“So little time. We have so little time on this earth with the people we love.” — Tess Gerritsen Little time 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 Adopted Copy Share Image
The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all. — Tess Gerritsen Choices 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 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 Loneliness 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
The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such trivial… — Tess Gerritsen Borders Copy Share Image
I raised two sons, and I know that even though they're bigger and stronger than I am, they're still little boys inside.… — Tess Gerritsen Am Copy Share Image
I think that, for physicians who want to become writers, they have the material, the smarts, they have the logic, they know… — Tess Gerritsen Able 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
The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself,… — Tess Gerritsen Affect 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
I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they… — Tess Gerritsen Age Copy Share Image
“Maybe it's because I can't have him that I feel safe wanting him. He's beyond my reach, so he won't hurt me.” — Tess Gerritsen 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
