Quotes from Tess Gerritsen

Is this all we are? A necklace of chemicals? Where, in the double helix, does the soul lie?

After years of feeling like a misfit, I've realized that the world is full of other misfits, all of us identifying with Hobbits - - the little guys whom no one else respects. And who quietly end up changing the course of history.

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

Be aware every morning that you may not last the day, And every evening that you may not last the night.

She pressed her fingers to the woman's neck and felt icy skin. Bending close to the lips, she waited for the whisper of a breath, the faintest puff of air against her cheek. The corpse opened its eyes.

When you shine a bright light, a secret loses all its power.

If you don't love him, if you don't even care about him, then seeing him now shouldn't be all that painful. Should it?

The whole world isn't out to hurt you, Jane. - Dean Because I don't let it - Jane

Jane remained in her chair thinking about justice, about how the dead never benefited from it. For them it always comes too late.

We're all struggling to stay upright, Maura thought. Resisting the pull of temptation,just as we fight the pull of gravity. And when we finally fall, it's always such a surprise.

I believe one has to get one's hand dirty or you're nothing but a hobbyist.

Now we sit and wait," the woman said, and she settled into a chair, the gun on her lap. "What are we waiting for?" Jane asked. The woman stared at her. Said, calmly: "The end.

Can you ever really know a person?

So little time. We have so little time on this earth with the people we love.

That is exactly what I learned. That evil can be so ordinary.

Deves prestar sempre atenção aos teus sonhos, ensinara-lhe a mãe. São vozes que te dizem o que já sabes, sussurrando-te conselhos que ainda não seguiste.

men that age aren't known for their superior judgment.

Does he think it's so easy? One smile, one touch and all is forgiven -Dr Maura Isles

We're all violent. Especially when it concerns the ones we love. They're intimately connected, love and hate.

Charles threw down the knife. Its thud was lost in the high-spirited bedlam of young men let loose upon a task so gruesome, the only sane response was perverse frivolity.

Bella,Jane'in gözlerinin içine bakt?. Adalet herkesin paylaÅŸt??? bir sorumluluktur.

Life is a series of complications. We have to deal with each one as it comes.

She met his gaze, and what she saw in his eyes scared her, because at that instant she saw both possibility and heartbreak. She was ready for neither.

Life was too often a series of interruptions. Phone calls, family crises, other people always interrupting