I Find It Difficult To Attend Autopsies.

I Wouldn't Want To Assume That All Men Are Like You. If I Did, I Know I Would Give Them Up Entirely

I've Always Believed Human Blood Is Red Because It Really Needs To Draw Attention To Itself.

I'm Always Surprised When Large Numbers Of People Buy My Books.

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.

And Suddenly The World Was Filled With Wooden Faces And Flat Voices - And, You Were Alone.