Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsenis an American novelist and retired physician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 June 1953
CountryUnited States of America
men
No man easily admits that he is afraid.
believe evil world
I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Satan or demons to explain it. Human beings are perfectly capable of evil all by themselves.
childhood library becoming
My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It's where I became a writer - by 1st becoming a reader!
thinking medicine stories
Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the best background because we see so much of human behavior, such a range of human emotions.
pain hate people
The most intimate feeling people can share is neither love nor hate, but pain.
dream sometimes anticipate
We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go where they lead.
forgotten
Only the forgotten are truly dead.
hurt
The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.
cheerfully family forgotten homes niches pointed relatives
In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as if gesturing at the homes of the living.
believe science trained truly
I'm trained in science, believe in logic, and like to think there's an explanation for everything. And I'm truly not really at ease with other people.
courage hero acting
The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear.
knows depends
Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go.