David Baldacci quotes

Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life. (David Baldacci)
Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other? View quote
David Baldacci
Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right. View quote
David Baldacci
Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it? View quote
David Baldacci
As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished and are not, and people who were punished wrongfully are not vindicated. Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur. View quote
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The real worth of a person came from how he acted during the bad times. (John Fiske) View quote
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When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level. View quote
David Baldacci
People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature. View quote
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Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy! View quote
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Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback. View quote
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I'm tired of people screaming about price and forgetting about the content. (David Baldacci)
But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything. View quote
David Baldacci
Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur. View quote
David Baldacci
Two people can care for each other but not want the same things. View quote
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Anyone who's lived has lost somebody. View quote
David Baldacci
I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus. View quote
David Baldacci
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research. View quote
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But protagonists are protagonists and heroes are heroes. View quote
David Baldacci
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year. View quote
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I'd read a lot of thrillers about politicians and presidents, but never one where you flip the stereotypes and make good people bad and bad people good. View quote
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People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does. (David Baldacci)
I'm scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I'm a laser. View quote
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I'm a wicked ping-pong player. View quote
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The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like. View quote
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In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all. View quote
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