Tess Callahan quote: "All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green."

No matter how much you try to maintain order in your life, no matter how careful you are to guard ag...
TESS GERRITSEN

Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a...
TESS GERRITSEN

My mother is an immigrant from China, and she filled my head with stories about ghosts and fighting ...
TESS GERRITSEN

'I am a bad mother.' Every Christmas, this is what I think because the holiday season fills ...
TESS GERRITSEN

In China, the dead are not forgotten - my relatives cheerfully pointed out all the niches of decease...
TESS GERRITSEN

Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient ...
TESS GERRITSEN

Only the forgotten are truly dead.
TESS GERRITSEN

My brother often complains to me about the 'angry Asian male' in the United States. As a fem...
TESS GERRITSEN

I have minor characters who are Asian-American, and I've been using them throughout my career, b...
TESS GERRITSEN

I'm Asian-American, and I was the only Chinese girl growing up in a white school in San Diego. S...
TESS GERRITSEN

I have hidden my race for 22 books. I have hidden behind my married name, which is very Caucasian, b...
TESS GERRITSEN

The dead do not hurt you; only the living do.
TESS GERRITSEN

The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier...
TESS GERRITSEN

Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much ...
TESS GERRITSEN

The hunting of monsters is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who feel bound by such tr...
TESS GERRITSEN

Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I ...
TESS GERRITSEN

I think fiction, for me, is a way of trying to understand why people do the things they do - and try...
TESS GERRITSEN

It was a huge surprise when (national team coach Jenny Lang Ping) asked me to come and train. I wasn...
TESS ROGERS

I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since...
TESS GERRITSEN

I met my husband, Jacob, in medical school. We married and went to live in Hawaii where his family l...
TESS GERRITSEN

My brother and I spent our childhood in movie theaters screaming. I decided early on that that was t...
TESS GERRITSEN

Ha! Kids! You have no idea what you put your parents through, either. Wait till you have your own, y...
TESS GERRITSEN

With every year that I grow older, I also draw closer to (my loved ones) to the day when we will onc...
TESS GERRITSEN

When one hears hoofbeats, medical students are taught, one must think of horses, not zebras. But the...
TESS GERRITSEN

The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerin...
TESS GERRITSEN

She was in love with you,” he says. “And I don’t think she got to tell you, did she?”
<...
TESS SHARPE

I fell back into my favorite chair and tucked my hands between my knees to stop them from shaking. I...
TESS OLIVER

Nathaniel Strider could never love. He's obviously discovered early on that girls' hearts were vulne...
TESS OLIVER

I don't know how it happened. Through the din of the crowd, I heard this tiny scream. As small and d...
TESS OLIVER

My mind argued with itself about whether to adhere to proper etiquette or whether to fling aside all...
TESS OLIVER

He looked down at my fingers wrapped around his coat then lifted his eyes to mine. 'My tiny huntress...
TESS OLIVER

Hell won't be so bad, you know. After all, I'll be there to keep you company.
TESS OLIVER

In 'Last to Die,' three children living in different cities are the only survivors when thei...
TESS GERRITSEN

There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see...
TESS GERRITSEN

I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me t...
TESS GERRITSEN

I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Sa...
TESS GERRITSEN

Sometimes we have to meet people where they are, Ollie. Honor their desires, regardless of out own.
TESS HILMO

It was Mina this whole time, wasn’t it?"

I give him the only thing I can: the cold, ha...
TESS SHARPE

Catgut is a type of surgical thread made from the intestines of cows or sheep.” “So why do they ...
TESS GERRITSEN

She now knew her death was inevitable, and with that acceptance came liberation. The courage of the ...
TESS GERRITSEN

She had a robust sense of humor and the most infectious laugh.
TESS DESHLER

Isles love life is stalled right now, ... But I think the priest is coming back.
TESS GERRITSEN

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an...
HARRY CALLAHAN

I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that thei...
HARRY CALLAHAN

We're competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition ...
JOHN CALLAHAN

This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section.
JOHN CALLAHAN

Laughter and orgasm are great bedfellows
JOHN CALLAHAN

..allegation[s] of flirting dripping from his lips like drops from a leaky faucet.
MICHAEL CALLAHAN

You know how on Christmas day, the day feels different, even if you're just sitting in your chai...
BILL CALLAHAN

I can't be any prouder of the way we fought and came back. We showed a lot of grit and determination...
BILL CALLAHAN

That contingency was constantly discussed and talked about. This wasn't any shock or any surprise to...
BILL CALLAHAN

I am really proud of how far this team came this year. I really want to give our players a lot of cr...
BILL CALLAHAN

It's not severe. It's what they call moderate. We backed him down. Hopefully, he'll be back Saturday...
BILL CALLAHAN

He felt he could contribute a little bit quicker back in the secondary. He feels confident he can pi...
BILL CALLAHAN

When I saw one second hanging on the clock, with another down to attempt another field goal, obvious...
BILL CALLAHAN

I don't think that's fair. I look at Ohio as playing very well against them. I wouldn't want to dimi...
BILL CALLAHAN

It's amazing how it all worked out, ... It was shocking. If you told me on Super Bowl Sunday that I'...
BILL CALLAHAN

We are proud to be in the game against Michigan. You have two outstanding programs and two teams tha...
BILL CALLAHAN

We're not that type of team, offensively. We're not going to throw the ball 25 times in a row and ge...
BILL CALLAHAN

Every day I don't Google my name, there's another beautiful day.
BILL CALLAHAN

He was unbelievable today. It was probably the finest Yasser has ever played. He came out from the f...
BOB CALLAHAN

The Western players are a very experienced and savvy group. This will be a big challenge for our tea...
BOB CALLAHAN

Tomorrow is more unfinished business for us. We are very happy to be in the final, but we aren't sat...
BOB CALLAHAN

These freshmen are strong and have plenty of international experience, especially Mauricio and Kim. ...
BOB CALLAHAN

That's Yasser. He wants this worse than anything.
BOB CALLAHAN

I'm really happy for our team to have a rewarding finish to the season and an Ivy League title. Thes...
BOB CALLAHAN

Sid was a tremendous champion as always. He's such a classy kid, as good a kid as there is.
BOB CALLAHAN

They suffered fatal wounds immediately. It was a quick incident.
BOB CALLAHAN

I knew absolutely nothing about recording. I had this four-track recorder, and I'd plug my elect...
BILL CALLAHAN

Scott challenged us all day long and they outplayed us.
DAN CALLAHAN

The America's Cup, yachting is great and garish grail, is a tumorous tureen no handsomer than a came...
TOM CALLAHAN

The good side of this is that it's not excessively rigid, so you can have a great variety of people ...
DANIEL CALLAHAN

I will concentrate on playing guitar, on lyrics and on singing. I am a part of things; I am not the ...
BILL CALLAHAN

I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. Ther...
BILL CALLAHAN

I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's wri...
BILL CALLAHAN

His coming was a godsend. We needed that personality to guide the museum through the early days. Whe...
DAN CALLAHAN

The program has grown not only statewide, but nationwide. Our facility is not close to where the pro...
SEAN CALLAHAN

Dusty did a great job and you could tell he wanted to be out there in that situation.
DAN CALLAHAN

Anna Wintour hadn't been to any of McQueen's shows, and McQueen didn't like it. McQueen said America...
MAUREEN CALLAHAN

It looks just like a little Monterey cypress sitting up on the point.
FRANK CALLAHAN

I expect it's going to fluctuate, not go up a great deal more.
MIKE CALLAHAN

Our starting pitching was, to put it bluntly, lousy this weekend. We know we're having some defensiv...
DAN CALLAHAN

(Florida coach Urban Meyer ) was here to see him last Thursday. Florida State called (Monday). They ...
SEAN CALLAHAN

I feel like there's already a written narrative going on everywhere. All the different situation...
BILL CALLAHAN

I look at each year individually, ... I don't compare. I think we are getting better.
BILL CALLAHAN

I know we need improvement. It's clear to my eyes and anyone else's eyes.
BILL CALLAHAN

This, ... is after his head has been splattered on the floor.
BILL CALLAHAN

We are spending an inordinate amount of time on special teams this year, ... We've put special teams...
BILL CALLAHAN

This is the type of team that has their back against the wall, and that's a dangerous opponent with ...
BILL CALLAHAN

I understood that my coming here would represent a cultural change,
BILL CALLAHAN

I was trained to turn loneliness into laziness.
BILL CALLAHAN

Yes, it was a fumble, if that's what you're asking, ... It's not sour grapes. It's just what it is.
BILL CALLAHAN

After Sept. 11, they got bruised here in San Francisco. They had all their eggs in this basket.
THOMAS CALLAHAN

Investors need to think first, and not put money randomly into oil stocks.
CRAIG CALLAHAN

There are more compositions for classical guitar than any other instrument, other than, maybe piano.
CLARE CALLAHAN

Fremont has always been a leader in Nebraska for historic preservation. In my mind, this building is...
BILL CALLAHAN

We believe information is power. We also believe the Internet is a positive force in China. It has r...
MICHAEL CALLAHAN

The momentum usually gets to a fever pitch when the prices get high. You can bet that the members of...
KATERI CALLAHAN

It's no secret she's been critical of the State Department. Maybe she touched a nerve.
KEVIN CALLAHAN

It's flattering to be considered. I'm looking forward to it.
SEAN CALLAHAN

The pendulum is definitely returning and has been for a year.
PATRICK CALLAHAN

The conditions were tough for both teams, especially around the creases. Me and Kevin struggled a lo...
BRENDAN CALLAHAN

It's tough to be up for every game but it's something we have to do. There's no team in Division I t...
BRENDAN CALLAHAN

The last thing on my mind [during that play] was how my knee was doing. There have been a couple of ...
BRENDAN CALLAHAN

Our head coach resigned last week. ... I talked with Damon at length a couple times and he decided h...
JEFF CALLAHAN

We processed them from the National Guard, and when they get to Fort Dix they will be transitioned i...
DANIEL CALLAHAN

[He] was blessed to have forgotten his binoculars.
TOM CALLAHAN

We've been very consistent here in terms of our approach and the way we've dealt with issues that ha...
BILL CALLAHAN

The Grapevine is a trail section that's 13.4 miles long with an elevation gain of 2,914 feet. Becaus...
JEFF CALLAHAN

Like business and journalism, these are unregulated professions in an uncredentialed field,
DANIEL CALLAHAN

Opinions are like assholes, everbody's got one.
HARRY CALLAHAN

It was 98 degrees in the shade. That small air conditioner we had for that huge room was not cutting...
IAN CALLAHAN

We've got to do a better job as an offense, and we understand that,
BILL CALLAHAN

He's a guy who has taken more pride in his preparation, ... He understands his role as a leader on t...
BILL CALLAHAN

This whole year has been one of rapid sentiment reversals. For three weeks investors think things ar...
CRAIG CALLAHAN

I thought his velocity would increase dramatically in college. But that didn't happen. We didn't see...
DAN CALLAHAN

They were all solid in the freestyle, but they were all different. Hilary chose the butterfly, which...
JIM CALLAHAN

The increased domestic demand has driven the price of Chinese corn higher, both domestically and thr...
MIKE CALLAHAN

He was going to be the glue in that offensive line.
SEAN CALLAHAN

It is something we have to address. We aren't going to win many close games by making those types of...
DAN CALLAHAN

Those two types of pitchers complement each other well. Anytime you give up four hits with aluminum ...
DAN CALLAHAN

I'd like to see us become more consistent on defense, but there were some good plays that kept us in...
DAN CALLAHAN

Matt hasn't been out there much. He hasn't been in that situation often. However, when it's all said...
DAN CALLAHAN

It's a difficult task to win four games in any series against any team. That's a good ball club over...
DAN CALLAHAN

It's nice to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the teams in the 70s. When you're playing we...
DAN CALLAHAN

I've seen Tyler better than he was today. He's not going to pitch like that in the future. He just d...
DAN CALLAHAN

David used to pal around with JFK so apparently they both collected it.
FRANK CALLAHAN

Obviously, with the success of basketball and football, his imprint is apparent. But he's also done ...
DAN CALLAHAN

We've dedicated the season to Josh. And for me to dedicate it to him I need to be here.
SEAN CALLAHAN

That (would have been) bad sportsmanship to have put her back in. I would have loved for her to get ...
BILL CALLAHAN

Oh, no. No. I was frustrated and emotional. There was no malicious intent toward anyone or any refer...
BILL CALLAHAN

The pins allow rotation of the bridge at the bearing areas. The need for rotation is mainly derived ...
JOE CALLAHAN

I don't think they're going to send me to Alcatraz.
BILL CALLAHAN

In a game like that where the conditions are so bad, it's one of the things I fear because if you ge...
JOHN CALLAHAN

We just couldn't get a break,
JOHN CALLAHAN

There was absolutely no footing I don't know how you could come off the ball or cut. It was like som...
JOHN CALLAHAN

This is 10 times worse than New York City. The devastation is in a much larger area,
JOHN CALLAHAN

They grieve until they find the individual alive, and if they don't, and the computer matches them u...
JOHN CALLAHAN

Some people don't understand what our team is all about. We're more for assistance for the coroner w...
JOHN CALLAHAN

You can buy rates down by using cash on reserve, ... Although in 23 years, I have only seen one othe...
PATRICK CALLAHAN

The vice chancellor wants students to come together by interest groups and not by other factors.
PATRICK CALLAHAN

That program is rather similar, so all of those students will live together in residence halls and t...
PATRICK CALLAHAN

The development of First and Main and a county courthouse are important objectives for the city. We ...
PATRICK CALLAHAN

This type of project … raises many questions about responsibility. The first step in the design pr...
PATRICK CALLAHAN

We want to protect the lake in the future and for our children.
PATRICK CALLAHAN

Downtown Portland has been absorbing office space for about two years now.
PATRICK CALLAHAN

2006 is going to be a year where you see improvement in rental rates.
PATRICK CALLAHAN

I just wish he would have raped someone and been convicted. Then, he could probably still coach for ...
PATRICK CALLAHAN

A drink centers me but I usually make myself wait until at least 9:00 PM for that. Or 8:00 PM. Which...
BILL CALLAHAN

They do it especially for the Heritage Days Festival.
KELLY CALLAHAN

It's somewhere in the order of 150 to 180 acres, ... It's a long skinny fire. It's runs the length f...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

The last I heard, they had it in control, ... There's part of it burning within there, he has a cont...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

(Monday) the fire got running a little but and we weren't able to get line entirely in place, ... We...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

It's not a solid wall of flames, ... Its burning up through hollows, as the fire goes upslope, it fa...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

We're at Mother Nature's mercy, until it rains, ... We could use all the water in Somerset County an...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

We have two dozers work on a line from the top, the fire is spotty, ... There's a lot of spots where...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

We will investigate it as soon as we can get a chance,
EDWARD CALLAHAN

It's such a long fire and the head of the fire is in a very remote and a hard area,
EDWARD CALLAHAN

We'll be back out there tomorrow, might be a day or two yet,
EDWARD CALLAHAN

It appears to be railroad caused fire, ... What malfunction and what happened no one knows. The exac...
EDWARD CALLAHAN

While this latest ethical cloud hangs over Congressman DeLay, the decent thing for them to do is ret...
DEB CALLAHAN

The trend in politics this year is that candidates are talking less about issues and more about char...
DEB CALLAHAN

American voters care deeply about the quality of the air they breathe and the water they drink, and ...
DEB CALLAHAN

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any.
JOHN CALLAHAN

He basically has a patent on that type of performance. He's done a great job as a both a closer and ...
DAN CALLAHAN

The last three years has been a bull market that stands up against any one in history.
CRAIG CALLAHAN

Most people want stocks to go up all the time. We're back to normal and people don't like it, ... In...
CRAIG CALLAHAN

The move up in crude oil price from $12 a barrel to nearly $31 a barrel has been really positive for...
CRAIG CALLAHAN

But most employers are being very good about that,
DANIEL CALLAHAN

Vivian had found trouble early and often, and discovered that instead of it scaring her, it only mad...
MICHAEL CALLAHAN

It's frustrating because we've been in three consecutive games, but we have not gotten the clutch hi...
TOM CALLAHAN

I wish I could describe the feeling of being at sea, the anguish, frustration, and fear, the beauty ...
STEVE CALLAHAN

I can usually see a glint in them if they are really passionate about music and guitar.
CLARE CALLAHAN

I can tell if someone auditioning has good coordination, and hearing, but I look for the enjoyment i...
CLARE CALLAHAN

It's missionary work, of sorts.
CLARE CALLAHAN

They have it in the schools over there.
CLARE CALLAHAN

You'll see a wide range here.
CLARE CALLAHAN

I knew that pass was coming. He throws me passes like that at home all the time.
GRIFFAN CALLAHAN

We're quicker and we can play more pressure defense than last year. And we're ready. We were a littl...
GRIFFAN CALLAHAN

We still have to improve on some things. Our full-court defense for one. We aren't satisfied with ou...
GRIFFAN CALLAHAN

Everything was going for us tonight. The spark was there. We've lived on our defense the whole year ...
GRIFFAN CALLAHAN

There's no pressure on a college decision yet. But I'm sure I'll get a little nervous when it comes ...
GARRETT CALLAHAN

We all have so much confidence in each other, we didn't get nervous or anything. We just came out an...
GARRETT CALLAHAN

We're just taking one game at a time. Whoever's in front of us, we'll just go after them. ... There'...
GARRETT CALLAHAN

I did a lot of work without thinking about it in a calm, rational way. Stopping and thinking about w...
BILL CALLAHAN

My first records are integral because I made them, you know, and I'm going to learn from those m...
BILL CALLAHAN

I wanted to live in a house. I wanted to have a place where I could record at home - all of these th...
BILL CALLAHAN

To see classic rock, you had to go to an arena. But punk was happening everywhere, even in little to...
BILL CALLAHAN

I was late to the Internet. I didn't really understand what it was. I didn't know what an em...
BILL CALLAHAN

As a kid, I was just a kid. Average.
BILL CALLAHAN

You get into moods - like, if somebody does something to you, then you're angry for maybe 30 sec...
BILL CALLAHAN

I'm not really a child of this '120 TV channels, a billion websites' era. I tried to liv...
BILL CALLAHAN

There are a million tiny weird towns. You never know what you're going to get into if you drive ...
BILL CALLAHAN

Prose is like this big block - you write big paragraphs. I feel that when I'm reading and writin...
BILL CALLAHAN

Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in ...
BILL CALLAHAN

I feel like you come in under a cloak of someone else's skin for a while, but then you can shrug...
BILL CALLAHAN

I like mountains and oceans and stuff, which is where I've always felt some sort of power of mea...
BILL CALLAHAN

At midnight every night, I would methodically leave the house for a couple hours' walk, come bac...
BILL CALLAHAN

Some people write a thank you note for a gift, and it's three pages long, and some people write ...
BILL CALLAHAN

I'm somewhere between a gumshoe and a journalist. A writer, not a symbol.
BILL CALLAHAN

All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green.

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All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green.

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