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
pain people suffering
I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
laurels refuse
I refuse to sit on my laurels.
upset surprise strangeness
Life brings with it strangeness and surprises and upsets
firsts doe death-penalty
First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
plates cures can-do
You can't cure a chipped plate. All you can do is live with it or throw it out.
dna identification ability
With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.
odd
Thoughts are odd misfires.
clear-head bed clear
I like to get to bed with a clear head.
smell difficult autopsy
I find it difficult to attend autopsies. Especially the smells.
taken body scalpels
I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
gay complicated aspect
Being gay is just one aspect of my very complicated life. I do not wear it on my sleeve.
adequately bag believe case fun huge jurors jury members police problem scientists serious tv victim watch work
We have a really serious problem on our hands, and TV has made it so much worse. CSI is fun to watch and entertaining. But, more and more, jury members believe that police and scientists work every case with this huge bag of tricks, and if they don't, the victim and jurors feel the case has not been adequately investigated.
hope success survival
Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.
hard work
If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.