114 Quotes by clive cussler

I was the kid who stared out the window. I fantasized myself on the deck of pirate ships - Cussler at the bridge.

It's a job. I entertain my readers. I get up in the morning, and I start typing.

Nobody gives a damn about the Merrimac. You know how it is. Winners write the history books.

When we find a ship, we turn it over to the state or federal government. It's purely historical. I've never made a dime on any of it.

I am not like Stephen King, who writes one book, then writes another. I finish a book and go off and... look for wrecks. Then, six months later, I might start another book.

My son's name is Dirk - I named Dirk Pitt after him when he was about three years old.

If it ain't fun, it ain't worth doing.

Matthew's all right. Originally, I wanted Errol Flynn, but McConaughey should be good as Dirk Pitt.

My job is to entertain the readers in such a manner that, when they reach the end of the book, they feel like they've gotten their money's worth.