251 Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.

First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.

Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.

In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.

I dropped chemistry. I practically blew up the lab in college.

Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.