Tess Gerritsen Quotes

The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.

Only the forgotten are truly dead.

We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go where they lead.

The most intimate feeling people can share is neither love nor hate, but pain.

Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go.

Death does not discriminate; whether saints or sinners, in the end, all are equal.

Sometimes, the person who could make you happiest is the one who waits patiently in the wings.

Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the best background because we see so much of human behavior, such a range of human emotions.

The most dangerous enemy in the world is the one you do not recognize.

The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear.

The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all.

That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by poets.

I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Satan or demons to explain it. Human beings are perfectly capable of evil all by themselves.

We never know until the beast of opportunity is staring us in the face.

My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It's where I became a writer - by 1st becoming a reader!

The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow.

We are not as impervious as we think we are. - Dr Maura Isles

Everything's a gamble, love most of all.

No man easily admits that he is afraid.

Ha! Kids! You have no idea what you put your parents through, either. Wait till you have your own, you'll see. That's when you'll know what it really feels like." .. "What what feels like?"..."Love," said Angela.

God, it's like reality's completely shifted on me. I used to think I was standing on such solid ground. If I wanted something badly enough, I just worked like hell for it. Now I can't decide what to do, which move to make. All the things I counted on aren't there for me anymore.

We are all descended from monsters.

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 the old ego. But damn, it does make it easy to get away with a lot.

She now knew her death was inevitable, and with that acceptance came liberation. The courage of the condemned.

Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really hope for. No guarantees, no certainties