“A gunshot is the loudest sound in the universe. Especially if the bullet is coming at you.”
Kathy Reichs“A gunshot is the loudest sound in the universe. Especially if the bullet is coming at you.”
Kathy Reichs“If you want to be an anthropologist, you need to study physical anthropology specialized in bones. If you want to be a forensic chemist, get a degree in chemistry. Do you want to do DNA work? Get a degree in microbiology. And do well. Study hard and go to graduate school.”
Kathy Reichs“Hi's nose was pressed to his window. “I've changed my mind, Tory. This is the perfect place to hold someone prisoner. I'm keeping this on file.”
Kathy Reichs, Exposure“So what's the plan?” Ben asked.“Go inside. Look around. Improvise.”“Brilliant." Hi stroked his chin. “Quick question: Is having no plan the same as having a terrible plan, or are those different categories?”
Kathy Reichs, Exposure“An elite confederacy of nerds. My peeps”
Kathy Reichs, Virals“Why do all your brilliant ideas involve felonies?”
Kathy Reichs, Virals“I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.”
Kathy Reichs, Déjà Dead“Though Anne was born in Alabama and schooled in Mississippi, she had traveled North, and, like many Southerners, gained a theoretical understanding of the concept of cold. But the mind is an overprotective parent. What it doesn't care for, it hides. Like many inhabiting the subtropics, Anne had repressed the reality of subzero mercury. ”
Kathy Reichs, Monday Mourning“I felt a new wave of irritation, squelched it as I kicked into scientist mode. First rule: block mind-set. Don’t suspect, don’t fear, don’t hope for any outcome. Observe, weigh, measure, and record.Second rule: block emotion. Leave sorrow, pity, and outrage for later. Anger or grief can lead to error and misjudgment. Mistakes do your victim no good.”
Kathy Reichs, Bones of the Lost“Contacting a government office on a weekend is like phoning the Pope on Easter morning.”
Kathy Reichs, Bones to Ashes