Rita Mutanda

“Even divorce, she thought, cannot erase all the bonds forged by years of marriage. Long after the papers are signed, decrees notarized, the ties still remain. And the most powerful tie of all is written in a child's flesh and blood.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Body Double

“Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name. Just because we've been touched by it once, it doesn't mean we're immune to ever being hurt again. Lightning can strike twice.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon

“I'm not who you think i am. If you love me, you love me for the wrong reasons.”
― Sister Souljah, Midnight

“There is honor between bitches”
― Tess Gerritsen, Last to Die