Nelson DeMille quotes

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. (Nelson DeMille)
Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
Nelson DeMille
I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.
Nelson DeMille
We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.
Nelson DeMille
Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.
Nelson DeMille
A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.
Nelson DeMille
It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.
Nelson DeMille
... the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.
Nelson DeMille
There are a lot of books about the passing of the English aristocracy, but the vast majority of Long Islanders don't understand their own backyard. It's a private preserve.
Nelson DeMille
I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.
Nelson DeMille
Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great. (Nelson DeMille)
It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.
Nelson DeMille
G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.
Nelson DeMille
Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.
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.
Nelson DeMille
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.
Nelson DeMille
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.
Nelson DeMille
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.
Nelson DeMille
I don't name sources.
Nelson DeMille
I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.
Nelson DeMille
There is no terra incognito left. (Nelson DeMille)
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.
Nelson DeMille
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.
Nelson DeMille
The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong, duty, honor, country, or any of that. It has to do with cutting the right deal.
Nelson DeMille
I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.
Nelson DeMille