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

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Nelson DeMille
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: August 23
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It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.
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Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.
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I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.
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Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
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There are Mafia families that have bought magnificent houses on the North Shore, although not yet the great estates because they don't want that kind of high profile.
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It's much different today than it was during the Cold War. The CIA is not the subject of many books anymore. But that might change, because of international terrorism and Red China.
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I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.
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G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.
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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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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.
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A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.
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We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.
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I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.
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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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I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.
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…made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.
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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 much longer.
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Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from.
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Absolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer. THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is one of the best chase-and-escape novels you’ll read this year-or any other year. The pace never lets up.
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The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong, duty, honor, country, or any of that. It has to do with cutting the right deal.
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