I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child. Tess Gerritsen More Quotes by Tess Gerritsen More Quotes From Tess Gerritsen When you're a fifty-year-old woman, no one really bothers to look at you anymore, much less value your opinion. It's hard on the old ego. But damn, it does make it easy to get away with a lot. Tess Gerritsen egoageyears What Rizzoli thought, staring at her own image, was that she hated Elizabeth Hurley for giving women false hope. The brutal truth was, there are some women who will never be beautiful, and Rizzoli was one of them. Tess Gerritsen false-hopebeautifulgiving The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear. Tess Gerritsen actingherocourage If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders. Tess Gerritsen defenderslibertywant She now knew her death was inevitable, and with that acceptance came liberation. The courage of the condemned. Tess Gerritsen inevitableliberationacceptance She was the only woman in the homicide unit, and already there had been problems between her and another detective, charges of sexual harassment, countercharges of unrelenting bitchiness. Tess Gerritsen harassmentdetectivesproblem The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow. Tess Gerritsen lonelyheartnight Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really hope for. No guarantees, no certainties Tess Gerritsen and-lovefightingstars There is honor between bitches Tess Gerritsen honor 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 for me. Tess Gerritsen journeywaitingyears The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerings to the great god of excess. Tess Gerritsen christmaslightoffering Sometimes, the person who could make you happiest is the one who waits patiently in the wings. Tess Gerritsen waitingwingssometimes Even divorce, she thought, cannot erase all the bonds forged by years of marriage. Long after the papers are signed, decrees notarized, the ties still remain. And the most powerful tie of all is written in a child's flesh and blood. Tess Gerritsen divorcepowerfulchildren We are all descended from monsters. Tess Gerritsen monsters Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge. Tess Gerritsen maturityphilosophychildren 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. Tess Gerritsen hurtnamesmean ... he knew that the cruelest of blows too often came with a smile. Tess Gerritsen blow Parenthood is nothing but doubts. Tess Gerritsen parenthooddoubt Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you. Tess Gerritsen strongermotherhoodvulnerable We are not as impervious as we think we are. - Dr Maura Isles Tess Gerritsen isledrsthinking
