Nelson DeMille

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger.

I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

We're all pilgrims on the same journey - but some pilgrims have better road maps.

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome.

Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession.

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting.