Quotes from Nelson DeMille

Nietzsche's famous dictum—the most common form of human stupidity is forgetting what one is trying to do

I was starting to get to know the city, and when that happens in a screwed-up place, it's time to leave.

henchmen came to kiss his ring, and where his

I curse the day I found God. My life has been a misery ever since.

Hollis considered the irony in this. American Jews were once thought politically unreliable by the CIA.

But somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.

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.

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.

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 had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

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.

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you're finished.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

Sometimes shit happens even if you have a shit shield

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

Women need a reason to have sex; men need only a place.

It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.

made me promise to cut down on the drinking and swearing, which I have. Unfortunately, this has left me dim-witted and nearly speechless.

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.

the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.