She was the only woman in the homicide unit, and already there had been problems between her and another detective, charges of sexual harassment, countercharges of unrelenting bitchiness.

Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the best background because we see so much of human behavior, such a range of human emotions.

The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all.

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.

Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go.

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

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