Patricia Cornwell

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

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Crime writer · American · 1956

American crime writer (born 1956)

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world-view fear weapons politics bereavement death denial minimization tragedy world forensics murder mystery science love inspirational-attitude insanity manipulation sisters Success gender-equality sexism lost-charm predictable safety inspirational men memories passion humor

“rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.”
— Patricia Cornwell
forensics murder mystery science

“If you can create a weapon that causes enough fear the fear itself can cause damage that's as paralyzing and destructive as any physical device like a bomb or a laser gun. Fear can make decent peop...”
— Patricia Cornwell
fear weapons

“The public is blaming the city officials, who in turn have to find someone else to blame. It's the nature of the beast. If the police, the politicians, can pass the buck on down the line, they will.”
— Patricia Cornwell
politics

“Let's be honest, the world's always been a scary place with very little charm." I try to brush it off as I've brushed off the flu, as I brushed off the death of my father when I was young, as I've ...”
— Patricia Cornwell
bereavement death denial minimization

“Survival my only hope. Success my only revenge”
— Patricia Cornwell
inspirational-attitude

“A part of me expects more of my only sister....Dorothy has always been exactly who she is, and for me to hope for anything better reminds me of a quote attributed to Einstein: Insanity is doing the...”
— Patricia Cornwell
insanity manipulation sisters

“I was a small insect faced with a formidable male network web in which I might be ensnared but never a part.”
— Patricia Cornwell
gender-equality sexism

“When what we believe we’ve mastered is no longer predictable we’re not fine. The world suddenly is a very scary place. It loses its charm.”
— Patricia Cornwell
lost-charm predictable safety world-view