Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwellis a contemporary American crime writer. She is widely known for writing a popular series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 June 1956
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
clear-head bed clear
I like to get to bed with a clear head.
country gun america
America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel to other countries. They ask, Why are there so many shootings in America? Why does everyone own a gun?
character bored long
The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.
odd
Thoughts are odd misfires.
dna identification ability
With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.
plates cures can-do
You can't cure a chipped plate. All you can do is live with it or throw it out.
simple world
We create our own worlds. We destroy our own worlds. It is that simple..
firsts doe death-penalty
First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
morning war virginia
On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.
upset surprise strangeness
Life brings with it strangeness and surprises and upsets
laurels refuse
I refuse to sit on my laurels.
pain people suffering
I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
book kids writing
But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.
hair long fifty
He was pushing fifty, with a face life had chewed on, and long wisps of graying hair parted low on one side and combed over his balding pate.