I Don't Do Things That Are Illegal.

You Can't Cure A Chipped Plate. All You Can Do Is Live With It Or Throw It Out.

Murder Is About Power And The More Powerful Women Get The More It Will Change The Good That They Do And The Bad That They Do.

I Won't Put Myself In A Position Where I'm Vulnerable.

We Create Our Own Worlds. We Destroy Our Own Worlds. It Is That Simple.

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.