251 Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

It's not until you're dying that you begin to realize all the things in life you could have changed. You have the power to change almost anything you want.

others are traitors and bend in the direction that power pulls.

The air was clear and pleasantly warm, perfect for convertibles or windows rolled down. I was driving with my doors locked, my windows shut, and the fan on low.

I didn't know what I wanted. Maybe I never had. The emotional distance was never worth the togetherness, and yet I didn't learn. Nothing had changed. Had he reached for me, I would have forgotten to behave sensibly. Desire has no reason, and the need for intimacy had never stopped. I had not conjured up the images in years, his lips on mine, his hands, the urgency of our hunger. Now I was tormented by the memories.

Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.

rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.

Because the most treacherous enemy is the one you think you know and understand. The one you trust and love. The one whose darkness threatens your very light, the heart and soul of your very power, and you’re none the wiser. Your subjectivity, your bias has rendered you blind, deaf, and dumb. You see what you want to see instead of what’s there.

Has all the trappings of a mystery novel, doesn't it?

I wouldn't want to assume that all men are like you. If I did, I know I would give them up entirely