112 Quotes by Nelson DeMille

Job happiness is directly proportional to the distance you are from the home office.

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.

Kate had never been married, so she had no way of knowing if I was a normal husband. This has been good for our marriage.

Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but dont rise to the level of nuclear.

I was trained in Army Intelligence, but spent most of my army career in the infantry. But like many people of my generation, I was very much caught up in the Cold War, and books and movies about espionage.

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.

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 much longer.

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.

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.