Kathy Reichs quotes - page 2

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters. (Kathy Reichs)
Who's going to rob us? A crackhead crab? A jellyfish junkie? View quote
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My first book was the most successful debut novel in the UK ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the UK. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it. View quote
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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? View quote
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Baravetto was unconscious when we found him," Hi said. "What'd you do to the guy?" "Kicked him in the balls, then brained him with a rolling pin. Twice. View quote
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Hey, check this weirdo out." Hi was inspecting a bust on the mantel. "This face is ninety percent eyebrow. What do you want to bet he owned slaves?" Scowling to match the carving's expression, Hi spoke in a gravelly voice. View quote
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I work with the dead, but I am working for the living. View quote
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Bones tell me the story of a person's life - how old they were, what their gender was, their ancestral background. View quote
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I've never lost my capacity to be shocked. View quote
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People love to hate the gravedigger. View quote
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Parallel tough-guy nods."What now?" I asked, hoping to divert the two from actually beating their chests. (Kathy Reichs)
I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and have dinner with my family and nobody lets me get a word in. View quote
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I've been accused of being a minimalist writer. I don't like a lot of verbiage in there. View quote
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You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV. View quote
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I originally worked as an archaeologist in North Carolina, and when bones were found police would take them out to the bones lady at the university, and that was me. View quote
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What gives my books authenticity is that I actually do what it is I'm writing about. I think the fact that I am in the autopsy room, I go to the crime scene and I do work in the lab gives my books this flavor that otherwise they wouldn't have. View quote
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One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out in front of the public. Some writers aren't comfortable with that. I don't have a problem with that. View quote
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At first I probably seem very abrupt, but I like efficiency. There's work and there's play, and I always think: 'Let's get the work over with so we can thoroughly enjoy the play. View quote
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Many fiction writers who put the science in dont get it right. View quote
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I tend to watch a lot of movies at home. It's nice to be close to the refrigerator with my pyjamas on and just relax. View quote
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