251 Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

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    And are they consistent with the injuries inflicted by the electric chair, with.

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    Little things are important. Eating, sleeping, being clean, exercise. Regaining control.

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    I didn’t want her to be like me, robbed of innocence and idealism, baptized in the bloody waters of randomness and cruelty, the fabric of trust forever torn.

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    She was grossly overweight, though I could tell from her refined features that she may have been quite pretty in a younger, leaner life.

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    All this when I know human relationships are not founded on reason any more than my roses are fertilized with debate. I know seeking asylum behind the wall of intellect and rationality is a selfish retreating into self-protectiveness at the expense of another’s well-being.

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    Let’s be honest, the world’s always been a scary place with very little charm.” I try to brush it off as I’ve brushed off the flu, as I brushed off the death of my father when I was young, as I’ve brushed off so much since Benton has known me.

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