Quotes from Kathy Reichs

I've never lost my capacity to be shocked.

One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out in front of the public. Some writers aren't comfortable with that. I don't have a problem with that.

Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism as to the value of forensic anthropology. Snappy dresser, though.

Im studying jerkoffs in the wild," Ben answered dryly. "This seemed like a good chance to view one up close.

God help anyone who messes with the Virals!

Violence wounds the body and it wounds the soul. Of the predator. Of the prey. Of the mourners. Of collective humanity. It diminishes us all.

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.

I have come to think of violence as a self-perpetuating mania of the power of the aggressive over those less strong.

I tend to watch a lot of movies at home. It's nice to be close to the refrigerator with my pyjamas on and just relax.

Bones tell me the story of a person's life - how old they were, what their gender was, their ancestral background.

Murder mysteries are puzzles that are fun to resolve.

My first book was the most successful debut novel in the U.K. ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the U.K. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it.

People love to hate the gravedigger.

As a pirate, she once undressed a fencing instructor using only her sword!

I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

Today he wore a burnt-orange shirt, black pants, and a tie that looked like a street fight at the south end of the color wheel.

High school popularity is so fickle.

Most Bolton students were scions of the city's wealthiest families. My crewe stuck out like hooker at church. We werent part of their pampered, priveliged world, and many of our classmates were quick to remind us of that fact. Taunting the "boat kids" was practically a varsity sport.

Though Anne was born in Alabama and schooled in Mississippi, she had traveled North, and, like many Southerners, gained a theoretical understanding of the concept of cold. But the mind is an overprotective parent. What it doesn't care for, it hides. Like many inhabiting the subtropics, Anne had repressed the reality of subzero mercury.

She's using you to get to me," Hi said confidently. "Both of them. They've caught Hiram fever." I nodded. "Of course. It all makes sense now.

You three looking for something specific?" Her voice was surprisingly melodious. "Any sacrificial knives?" Hi raised an index finger. "Nothing too fancy, and I'll need a no-slip grip. Me and the coven have some goats lined up for Saturday's bonfire." I could've kicked him. I think I tried.

The current phone obsession is a disease," Chance said. "Everyone's gone mad, typing to themselves all day long like mindless robots.

Hi's nose was pressed to his window. "I've changed my mind, Tory. This is the perfect place to hold someone prisoner. I'm keeping this on file.

I rolled my eyes. "Kit is looking for a job in Nova Scotia." "Canada?" Despite everything, Hi chuckled. "Have a good time, eh ? Don't fight with any moose. Meese. Whatever." "Shut up." Against all expectation, I giggled. At least I had my friends.