Quotes by Tess Gerritsen

About Tess Gerritsen:

Tess Gerritsen is an American novelist and retired physician.
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I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me to go into a profession that would be far more secure, so I went to medical school.

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I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me the best education for storytelling. It also made me want to reproduce the scary moments that I felt, sitting in a theater at the age of 5.

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Not a wonder you are out camping with us princess,” Rizz said dryly. Falita gave a clearing snort of her opposite nostril and looked up. “Why's that?” “One can't go snorting and blowing snot all over a castle. It would ruin the décor!” Fal...

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Some people make choices hoping for the best; Korsak had made a choice simply to avoid the worst.

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I would shake your hand, but I’m kind of in the middle of killing stuff at the moment.

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Cause I'd rather spend one glorious lifetime with you, Claire Doyle, than an eternity with anyone else.

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Finesse and refinement are admirable qualities, but they are not the artist’s ultimate goals; and, indeed, they can stand in the way of those goals.

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God, it's like reality's completely shifted on me. I used to think I was standing on such solid ground. If I wanted something badly enough, I just worked like hell for it. Now I can't decide what to do, which move to make. All the things I counted on...

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There's solace in the thought that I will never finish missing her.

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These are the stories that we tell ourselves and only ourselves, and they are better left unshared.

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The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow.

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With every year that I grow older, I also draw closer to (my loved ones) to the day when we will once again be together. So I march through the deepening shadows, serene and unafraid, because I know that at the end of my journey they will be waiting ...

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When you shine a bright light, a secret loses all its power.

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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.

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You know that movie, where the little boy says 'I see dead people'? The Sixth Sense. Well, I see them all the time, and I'm getting tired of it. That's what's ruined my mood. Here it is, almost Christmas, and I didn't even think about putting up a tr...

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The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerings to the great god of excess.

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The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.

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Only the forgotten are truly dead.

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Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name. Just because we've been touched by it once, it doesn't mean we're immune to ever being hurt again. Lightning can strike twice.

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I’m a dinosaur, he thought, lumbering through a world where truthtellers are despised.

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Author Bio

  • NameTess Gerritsen
  • DescriptionChinese-American novelist
  • BornJune 12, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter