“My dad was Chinese-American and very conservative when it came to his ...” — Tess Gerritsen Quote

“My dad was Chinese-American and very conservative when it came to his family's futures. He said if I wanted to have a secure job, I should go into science. So I did what Dad said and went to medical school, but the writing bug never left me.”

“The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.”

“After twelve years of living in Hawaii, I'd gotten a serious case of 'rock fever.' I just couldn't live on an island any longer.”

“If you want to slow medical inflation in the private sector, it makes sense to expand the government's investment in private health care.”

“Deaf people are struggling to find their favorite show or something that represents them. It's hard. There are some examples of shows that have a deaf storyline in one episode, like Cold Case, or another show where they are focusing on the cochlear implant or the medical aspect.”

“Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.”