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Tess Gerritsen Quotes

We are all descended from monsters Picture Quote #1

While the TV show ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over where the TV characters go from there. As Janet once put it, I’m the birth mother, but she’s the mother who adopted them, and now that Jane and Maura are living in her house, they have to do what she tells them to do Picture Quote #1

I am a bad mother.’ Every Christmas, this is what I think because the holiday season fills me with such anxiety. I’m sure that other mothers are happily baking cookies, decorating trees, and finding perfect gifts for everyone Picture Quote #1

The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier your workspace becomes - but that’s the same with any creative outlet Picture Quote #1

My brother often complains to me about the ‘angry Asian male’ in the United States. As a female, I haven’t encountered this, but Asian-American men are angry. They’re angry because, for so many years, they’ve been neglected as sex symbols. Asian women have it much easier, I think; we’re accepted into various circles Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the time, the first two unpublished manuscripts I wrote were both romances. I sold my third novel, ‘Call After Midnight,’ to Harlequin Intrigue after submitting it unagented Picture Quote #1

Motherhood didn’t make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you Picture Quote #1

I have hidden my race for 22 books. I have hidden behind my married name, which is very Caucasian, because I didn’t feel safe coming out with it. I didn’t feel that the market would really accept me. I think I felt it’s time to start bringing in an Asian-American point of view Picture Quote #1

Writing is very much an emotional process; it requires you to be very in touch with your feelings. That is the opposite of what you’re taught as a medical doctor. We’re supposed to be detached and logical. Maybe because I started off as a writer and then became a doctor, I’m able to integrate those two Picture Quote #1

I met my husband, Jacob, in medical school. We married and went to live in Hawaii where his family lived. It was very beautiful, but I wasn’t used to being on an island and needed wide open spaces. Eventually we moved to Maine, New England Picture Quote #1

Throughout most of my life, I’ve tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I was the only Asian kid in my elementary school, and I longed to be like everyone else. I insisted on American food; I was embarrassed by my mother’s poor English Picture Quote #1

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The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself, ‘I want to write that book’, for years; those are the ideas that I love to work with, and ‘The Bone Garden’ was one of them Picture Quote #1

I was a writer first, and knew I’d be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me to go into a profession that would be far more secure, so I went to medical school Picture Quote #1

I think what medical training does is it gives you the language, the tools to look up facts. I think medical training gives you a sense of how to approach a problem, how to look at symptoms and go down the list of what it might be Picture Quote #1

I think of myself as a fairly logical, scientific and somewhat reserved person. Maura Isles, the Boston medical examiner who appears in five of my books, is me. Almost everything I use in describing her, from her taste in wine to her biographical data, is taken from my own family. Except I don’t have a serial killer as a mother! Picture Quote #1

I think of all media, television is the most powerful when it comes to selling books, because when you have a feature film, yeah, there’s a rush. But then after that month is over and the movie goes out of release, that’s it Picture Quote #1

Because my dad’s Chinese-American, and they’re very concrete, he said, ‘There’s no money to be made in literature.’ So he told me to go into the sciences. And I was a good girl. And I did what Daddy said. And that’s how I ended up being a doctor. But you know, you just can’t stamp out that desire to tell stories Picture Quote #1

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I’m Asian-American, and I was the only Chinese girl growing up in a white school in San Diego. So I understood what it was like to be different, to always want to fit in and never feel like you ever could Picture Quote #1

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don’t plot ahead of time, so I’m flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft Picture Quote #1

In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as if gesturing at the homes of the living Picture Quote #1

A project like ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ is something you can’t pursue. It’s something that comes to you... I like to call it ‘fairy dust.’ And it happened without my having to do anything Picture Quote #1

The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such trivial doctrines as law or national borders Picture Quote #1

Mom and I often talked about the trip we’d someday take together to the ‘city of eternal spring’ where she was born. In Kunming, she said, the fruits are sweeter, the mountains look like Chinese paintings, and the weather is always perfect Picture Quote #1

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My father was second-generation Chinese-American, born in 1923 in California. My mother emigrated to the States from China when she was in her early twenties, in part to escape the political turmoil in China Picture Quote #1

In ‘Last to Die,’ three children living in different cities are the only survivors when their families are slaughtered. Two years later, their foster families are murdered, and these three orphans are once again the only survivors Picture Quote #1

I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me the best education for storytelling. It also made me want to reproduce the scary moments that I felt, sitting in a theater at the age of 5 Picture Quote #1

I was an anthropology major in college, and I’ve had a lifelong fascination with Egyptology, mummies, and all sorts of bizarre cultural practices Picture Quote #1

The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn’t look ahead to the lonely nights that follow Picture Quote #1

My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was the epitome of entertainment. I’m always trying for that same level of adrenaline in my books Picture Quote #1

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We are all descended from monsters (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) While the TV show ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over where the TV characters go from there. As Janet once put it, I’m the birth mother, but she’s the mother who adopted them, and now that Jane and Maura are living in her house, they have to do what she tells them to do (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I am a bad mother.’ Every Christmas, this is what I think because the holiday season fills me with such anxiety. I’m sure that other mothers are happily baking cookies, decorating trees, and finding perfect gifts for everyone. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier your workspace becomes - but that’s the same with any creative outlet. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) My brother often complains to me about the ‘angry Asian male’ in the United States. As a female, I haven’t encountered this, but Asian-American men are angry. They’re angry because, for so many years, they’ve been neglected as sex symbols. Asian women have it much easier, I think; we’re accepted into various circles. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) 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 Quotes) I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading and enjoying romance novels at the time, the first two unpublished manuscripts I wrote were both romances. I sold my third novel, ‘Call After Midnight,’ to Harlequin Intrigue after submitting it unagented. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) Motherhood didn’t make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I have hidden my race for 22 books. I have hidden behind my married name, which is very Caucasian, because I didn’t feel safe coming out with it. I didn’t feel that the market would really accept me. I think I felt it’s time to start bringing in an Asian-American point of view (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) Writing is very much an emotional process; it requires you to be very in touch with your feelings. That is the opposite of what you’re taught as a medical doctor. We’re supposed to be detached and logical. Maybe because I started off as a writer and then became a doctor, I’m able to integrate those two (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I met my husband, Jacob, in medical school. We married and went to live in Hawaii where his family lived. It was very beautiful, but I wasn’t used to being on an island and needed wide open spaces. Eventually we moved to Maine, New England. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) Throughout most of my life, I’ve tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I was the only Asian kid in my elementary school, and I longed to be like everyone else. I insisted on American food; I was embarrassed by my mother’s poor English (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) The best ideas are those that really affect me emotionally - those are the ones you never forget. You think to yourself, ‘I want to write that book’, for years; those are the ideas that I love to work with, and ‘The Bone Garden’ was one of them (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I was a writer first, and knew I’d be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me to go into a profession that would be far more secure, so I went to medical school (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I think what medical training does is it gives you the language, the tools to look up facts. I think medical training gives you a sense of how to approach a problem, how to look at symptoms and go down the list of what it might be (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I think of myself as a fairly logical, scientific and somewhat reserved person. Maura Isles, the Boston medical examiner who appears in five of my books, is me. Almost everything I use in describing her, from her taste in wine to her biographical data, is taken from my own family. Except I don’t have a serial killer as a mother! (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I think of all media, television is the most powerful when it comes to selling books, because when you have a feature film, yeah, there’s a rush. But then after that month is over and the movie goes out of release, that’s it (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) Because my dad’s Chinese-American, and they’re very concrete, he said, ‘There’s no money to be made in literature.’ So he told me to go into the sciences. And I was a good girl. And I did what Daddy said. And that’s how I ended up being a doctor. But you know, you just can’t stamp out that desire to tell stories. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I’m Asian-American, and I was the only Chinese girl growing up in a white school in San Diego. So I understood what it was like to be different, to always want to fit in and never feel like you ever could. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don’t plot ahead of time, so I’m flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of deceased friends and family, as if gesturing at the homes of the living. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) A project like ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ is something you can’t pursue. It’s something that comes to you... I like to call it ‘fairy dust.’ And it happened without my having to do anything. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such trivial doctrines as law or national borders. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) Mom and I often talked about the trip we’d someday take together to the ‘city of eternal spring’ where she was born. In Kunming, she said, the fruits are sweeter, the mountains look like Chinese paintings, and the weather is always perfect. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) My father was second-generation Chinese-American, born in 1923 in California. My mother emigrated to the States from China when she was in her early twenties, in part to escape the political turmoil in China. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) In ‘Last to Die,’ three children living in different cities are the only survivors when their families are slaughtered. Two years later, their foster families are murdered, and these three orphans are once again the only survivors. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me the best education for storytelling. It also made me want to reproduce the scary moments that I felt, sitting in a theater at the age of 5 (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) I was an anthropology major in college, and I’ve had a lifelong fascination with Egyptology, mummies, and all sorts of bizarre cultural practices. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn’t look ahead to the lonely nights that follow. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes) My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was the epitome of entertainment. I’m always trying for that same level of adrenaline in my books. (Tess Gerritsen Quotes)

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