Quotes by James Rollins

About James Rollins:

James Rollins is the pen name of American veterinarian James Paul Czajkowski (born August 20, 1961), a writer of action-adventure/thriller novels. He gave up his veterinary practice in Sacramento, California to be a full-time author.
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The truth is often one's best shield.

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The strong were always eating the weak.

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That’s the beauty of the universe. There’s always a new mystery.

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Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought you had to have some literary pedigree to be a successful author, the son of Hemingway or Fitzgerald.

James Rollins

God had banished man from the Garden of Eden for daring to trespass upon the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. - But What if man learned to grow his own Tree? Where might it end? - She didn't knew the answer. She knew only one thing for certain. So...

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If you don't talk about it, it didn't happen.

James Rollins

Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.

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It ain't always rocket science, sometimes a door is just a door.

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The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I picked up the book How to Write a Novel in 90 Days. The author said to just write three pages a day, and I figured, I can do this. I never go...

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For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and...

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Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.'

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The hope for our nation and our world lies within our ability to innovate and move forward technologically.

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Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.

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I've mis-signed many a book Rollins or Clemens. My readers quickly become aware. Booksellers will often promote me under both names, and I do plug both at signings. Generally, the fantasy reader has no problem going into the suspense genre. It's hard...

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Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of doors.

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I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. I subscribe to National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, and a slew of other magazines. And it is while readi...

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I do have an office where about 70 percent of my writing gets done, but sometimes it does get a bit stir-crazy to be cooped up in there, so I'll grab my laptop and write somewhere else: another room in the house, out on the patio, or even Heaven-forb...

James Rollins

I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or a page or two.

James Rollins

I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction.

James Rollins

I subscribe to 'National Geographic,' 'Scientific American,' 'Discover,' and a slew of other magazines. And it is while reading articles for pleasure and interest that an interesting 'What if?' will pop into my head.

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Author Bio

  • NameJames Rollins
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornAugust 20, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Veterinarian