I Find It Difficult To Attend Autopsies.

Being With Someone Who Is Smart And Gives Good Advice Adds Tremendously Wonderful Elements To Your Life.

I Didn't Invent Forensic Science And Medicine. I Just Was One Of The First People To Recognize How Interesting It Is.

I Hate The Term "mystery". That's Not What I Write. I Think The Scarpetta Novels Are Much More Character-driven Than An Average Puzzle Solver. Writing Should Be Like A Pane Of Glass - There's Another World On The Other Side And Your Vision Carries You There, But You're Not Aware Of Having Passed Through A Barrier To Get There.

You Can't Cure A Chipped Plate. All You Can Do Is Live With It Or Throw It Out.

I've Never Taken A Scalpel To A Dead Body.