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141 " Vulgarity is inversely proportionate to intelligence and facility with languages. Profuse swearing is generally associated with a low IQ, a limited vocabulary and uncontrollable hostility. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Depraved Heart (Scarpetta, #23)
142 " I was reminded of the old pain, a pain once so intense it was physical. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
143 " Can’t I just drift now and then?” I didn’t want to be present. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta, #8)
144 " Io non volevo vivere la mia vita con la paura del male. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Flesh and Blood (Kay Scarpetta, #22)
145 " If you ask me, the kryptonite for all humanity is bigotry, prejudice, us against them. Well-intended people blinded by rivalry and ambition or love and the bonds of blood. Overpowering and being the decider of who’s in and who’s out. Dividing people into groups. Making lists and assumptions. Deciding I’m okay and you’re not. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Quantum (Captain Chase #1)
146 " Eddie Heath had come in naked with IV needles, catheter, and dressings still in place. They "
― Patricia Cornwell , Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4)
147 " Any place where they got to vote on whether English is the official language don’t belong in the United States. "
― Patricia Cornwell , All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3)
148 " called What to Do When the Police Leave written by Bill Jenkins, whose "
― Patricia Cornwell , The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11)
149 " Fundamental problems are the same for everyone,” I reply as we move ahead again, then stop again. “Life, death, sickness, diets, relationships, bills that need to be paid. "
150 " Succinctly put, a crime scene is like an archaeology site. If an excavation is botched or bulldozed away, there’s no going back. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Chasing the Ripper
151 " hear a light breeze stir the old hardwood trees in the front yard, and I detect the earthy fragrances of loamy soil and mulch. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Chaos (Kay Scarpetta, #24)
152 " The body was not yet fully rigorous and was still slightly warm as I began swabbing any area that a washcloth might have missed. I "
153 " And in an odd way, realizing all this has given me an unexpected satisfaction and a little more self-respect. I have changed, and it’s for the better. You really can’t love unconditionally. People can burn and beat love out of you. They really can kill it, and it’s not your fault you don’t feel it anymore, and how liberating it is to finally realize that. Love isn’t for better or for worse, through thick or thin. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)
154 " Technology made everything better for a while and now it seems life is circling back around to the dark ages. "
155 " both of us. “Who can keep track? "
― Patricia Cornwell , Dust (Kay Scarpetta, #21)
156 " Svengali but "
157 " a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when you’re cocky. "
158 " As "
― Patricia Cornwell , Spin (Captain Chase #2)
159 " so much of what we know as "fact" in life is, in truth, nothing more than propaganda or a well-meant reflection on how events and people are perceived by those with a bias and poor vision. "
― Patricia Cornwell , Isle of Dogs (Andy Brazil, #3)
160 " supercomputing "