I'm Very, Very Sensitive To Pain And

I Find It Difficult To Attend Autopsies. Especially The Smells.

To Almost Die Is To Know That One Day You Will, And To Never Again Feel The Same About Anything.

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.

Being Gay Is Just One Aspect Of My Very Complicated Life. I Do Not Wear It On My Sleeve.