Patricia Cornwell quotes

Patricia Cornwell is an American writer, best known for her crime novels featuring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Her pioneering forensic thrillers have captivated millions of readers and contributed to the popularization of forensic science in fiction. She continues to be a leading figure in contemporary crime literature. Here are 36 of her quotes:

First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.

Patricia Cornwell

I dropped chemistry. I practically blew up the lab in college.

Patricia Cornwell

I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.

Patricia Cornwell

Survival my only hope. Success my only revenge.

Patricia Cornwell

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

Patricia Cornwell

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.

Patricia Cornwell

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.

Patricia Cornwell

Everyone is doing forensics.

Patricia Cornwell

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.

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I won't put myself in a position where I'm vulnerable.

Patricia Cornwell

I like to get to bed with a clear head.

Patricia Cornwell

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

Patricia Cornwell

When I was in second grade, my mother moved from Miami to this evangelical conservative environment in western North Carolina, two miles down the road from Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth.

Patricia Cornwell

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

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

I refuse to sit on my laurels.

Patricia Cornwell

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.

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I wouldn't want to donate my body for scientific study.

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I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.

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But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.

Patricia Cornwell

My friends call me Miss Worst Case Scenario.

Patricia Cornwell

I don't do things that are illegal.

Patricia Cornwell