Nelson DeMille

“Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Not necessarily in that order.”

“In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.”

“Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.”

“Some people are like Slinkies. They're not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.”

“Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerd is the ability to insult people without realizing it.”

“The good old days are now.”

“The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.”

“We're all victims of our own history.”

“Writing is a lot like brain surgery. It's a delicate operation, and one false move can mean the difference between a bestseller and a mess.”

“The first rule of a gunfight is to bring a gun. The second rule is to bring two guns.”

“The older I get, the better I was.”

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

“It's not what you know, it's what you can prove in court.”

“Writers don't have lifestyles. They just have deadlines.”