Quotes by Nelson DeMille

About Nelson DeMille:

Nelson Richard DeMille is an American author of thriller novels. His works include Word of Honor (made into a 2003 TV movie starring Don Johnson), The Charm School, The Gold Coast, Plum Island, and The General's Daughter (made into a 1999 movie starring John Travolta).
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What these people were trying to create or re-create here in this new world is beyond me. I can't put myself in their minds or their hearts, but I can sympathize with their struggle for an identity, with their puzzlement, which has troubled Americans...

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I wasn't sure about that, but one never knows. Sometimes a neighborhood, like a culture or civilization, is strong enough to absorb and acculturate any number of newcomers. But I don't know if that's true around here any longer. The outward forms and...

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Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.

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Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

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You get a promotion?" "I got a polite, but firm suggestion to be a team player. [...]" "You got off easy. One of my commanding officers once threw a paperweight at me." "We're a bit more subtle.

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I tried to picture a bunch of guys in blue suits running around a beachside neighborhood, knocking on doors and flashing Fed creds. That should cause a stampede of illegal aliens heading south.

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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.

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Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

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

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I've always been fascinated by the Gold Coast. The homes themselves are spectacular, unlike anything you'll see other than in Newport, Bar Harbor or Palm Beach. It's a very special area that, because of local demographics, is not going to survive muc...

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.

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I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.

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

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

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

Nelson DeMille

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's.

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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.

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There is no terra incognito left.

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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.

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Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.

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Author Bio

  • NameNelson DeMille
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornAugust 23, 1943
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist