Quotes from Nelson DeMille

truth needs two people to make it work—the speaker and the listener.

I announced to Kate, who was still wearing her scarf over her face, "I want to be a warlord." No reply. "But I want to ride a white Arabian stallion. Not a Toyota." "The only leather that's ever come in contact with your ass is your La-Z-Boy.

The sun has riz, and the sun has set, and here we is in Roosha yet.

Hi, I'm John. What's your name again? Another Abdul. At some point in the round-robin I got confused and greeted Zamo.

When you're undercover, you have to be a jack-of-all-trades. I've been everything from a cook to a chemical warfare specialist—though in the Army that's not such a big difference.

Army lecture on responsibility, authority, and power? If you are given the responsibility, you must be given the authority to match the responsibility.

I recall very well a time when things were better at home. So, I must answer the age-old question: Do I move or make home improvements ?

Are you a wine connoisseur?" "No. Are you?" "Yes. I can tell the difference between a Merlot and a Budweiser. Blindfolded.

This guy I know went into a sex shop and asked the proprietor for a blow-up sex doll." "Is this a joke?" "So the proprietor asks, 'You want a Christian doll, a Jewish doll, or a Muslim doll?' And the guy says, 'What difference does it make?' And the proprietor says, 'Well, the Muslim dolls blow themselves up.

It occurred to me that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished.

On the subject of motive, there are, generally speaking, six major motives for murder. Ready? They are profit, revenge, jealousy, concealment of a crime, avoidance of humiliation or disgrace, and homicidal mania.

You make life interesting

There are seven major theories. You want to hear about the underwater methane gas bubble theory?" I had this disturbing image of whales in an underwater locker room lighting farts. I said, "Maybe later.

Psychology is a soft weapon but you can take out more enemy battalions with leaflets and radio broadcasts than with high explosives.

As with real estate, what matters with bullet holes is location, location, location

A single death is a tragedy; multiple deaths are a sanitation problem.

I don't know much about auto mechanics, and Jack the Ripper didn't know much about anatomy.

Most accidents, I'm convinced, are God's way of getting rid of stupid people. Or if you believe in Darwinism, you wonder why there are any stupid people left in the world. Well, I guess they can reproduce before they remove themselves from the gene pool.

When you're dealing with people who have no moral center, no loyalty to anyone but themselves, you don't always get the logical results you expect, or the truth that you paid for.

To Parker's right, near Koenig, was Captain Henry Wydrzynski, Deputy Chief of Detectives with the Port Authority police. I'd met this guy a few times when I was an NYPD detective, and he seemed like an okay guy, except for his name, which looked like the third line of an eye chart. I mean, somebody should buy this guy a vowel.

Anyway, The Plum Runner slipped through this narrow channel and into a small cove which looked artificial, as though it had been called into being, not by God Almighty, but by the Army Corps of Engineers, who liked to put the finishing touches on Creation.

And now a few words about the excrement shaft; it was basically a six-story indoor outhouse, with a hole in each floor. A squatter. So you had to look up, and if you saw someone's ass above you… well, too much information. More importantly, the shit shaft could be a means of escape. Always look for an escape.

There are many options in life, but one option you should never choose is the "Voice Warning and Advisory Option.

I wanted to disable the vehicle, but the cab doors were locked, and the engine hood was latched from the inside. Damn. I crawled under the high chassis and drew my knife. I don't know much about auto mechanics, and Jack the Ripper didn't know much about anatomy.