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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. — Nelson DeMille

Mrs. Corey still uses her maiden name for business, or when she wants to pretend she doesn't know me. — Nelson DeMille

I honestly don't know how anyone functions in this society without a law degree. — Nelson DeMille

The myth is that it is possible for one human being to educate another — Oliver DeMille

Of course, DeMille never did anything on a small scale. — Clint Walker

It's being handled. Your involvement isn't necessary. You're free to continue on your serial urination spree. — Ilona Andrews

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless. — Nelson DeMille

No U.S. president can "fix" education, no law can systematize inspiration, and no amount of funding, policy or resources can structure passion. — Oliver DeMille

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. — Nelson DeMille

Still reading but learning a lot about true education and the process of guiding our children in their educational pursuits. — Oliver DeMille

This industry has been really good to me. It's been a great life. I'm not through yet. I'm ready when you are, Mr. DeMille. — Anthony Hopkins

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

How many more are there like you? (Maggie)
Enough to make the cast of a Cecil B. DeMille film look like a two-man opera. (Wren) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Most people spend less than 20 hrs a year learning about freedom, yet many wonder why it's in decline. Don't fight upstream. Instead, turn it around. — Oliver DeMille

Ernest Hemingway was the author I drew inspiration from. — Nelson DeMille

We're all pilgrims on the same journey - but some pilgrims have better road maps. — Nelson DeMille

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

Until the American majority is willing to live within its means, it can hardly force its political leaders to do so. — Oliver DeMille

Sometimes shit happens even if you have a shit shield — Nelson DeMille

Panic
a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis. — Nelson DeMille

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

But, you know, shit happens even when you have a shit shield with you. — Nelson DeMille

Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. And if your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough. — Nelson DeMille

We're all
criminally insane, but most of us have good control mechanisms,
internal and external. Remove the controls and you have a killer. — Nelson DeMille

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor. — Nelson DeMille

I don't name sources. — Nelson DeMille

The most powerful lessons occur where studies intersect with real life. — Oliver DeMille

The guy did okay for himself. — Nelson DeMille

I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it. — William C. DeMille

Indeed we all try to raise our children as if our past experiences are important for their future, but they rarely are. — Nelson DeMille

The most common cause of death among alpha males was ego. — Nelson DeMille

What I have crossed out I didn't like. What I haven't crossed out I'm dissatisfied with. — Cecil B. DeMille

There were two display windows, one on each side of the door, and in the windows were ... well, books. What this street really needed was a bar. — Nelson DeMille

I worked with Cecil B DeMille quite a few times. — Richard Farnsworth

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting. — Nelson DeMille

She asked me, "Was your divorce nasty?" "Not at all. The marriage was nasty. — Nelson DeMille

I make my pictures for people, not for critics. — Cecil B. DeMille

Real value means people value-and creating value really means helping people choose better lives. — Oliver DeMille

Every time I make a picture the critics' estimate of American public taste goes down ten percent. — Cecil B. DeMille

Never have sex with a woman who has more problems than you do. — Nelson DeMille

Will you take this seriously? The future of an entire species is at stake."

"Yes, we're going to save them with a fart gun. — Ilona Andrews

I know who didn't kill her." "Don't — Nelson DeMille

I had a very strong desire to be successful at something. — Nelson DeMille

Great education defies structure because it is always (always!) individualized, personalized, interactive, nimble, responsive and inspired. — Oliver DeMille

Nostalgia is basically the ability to forget the things that sucked. — Nelson DeMille

The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified. — Oliver DeMille

The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication. — Cecil B. DeMille

Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. — Cecil B. DeMille

The problem in modern America is not that an individual can't make a difference, but that nearly all of us are too distracted to even consider trying. — Oliver DeMille

Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai ... but he has never improved on God's law. — Cecil B. DeMille

Arland hit me with another smile. Vampire smiles should really be outlawed. — Ilona Andrews

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

Confrontational is when I pull my gun. Argumentative is when I pull the trigger. — Nelson DeMille

We tend to let our freedoms slip away because they are tucked away in documents and policies that we don't ever deal with directly. — Oliver DeMille

I have no plans to use the Internet as the main subject of a novel. — Nelson DeMille

As a boy, I used to look upon the hieroglyphics as so many wonderful pictures. — Cecil B. DeMille

I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends. — Nelson DeMille

I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America. — Nelson DeMille

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. — Nelson DeMille

As with real estate, what matters with bullet holes is location, location, location. — Nelson DeMille

Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory. — Hedy Lamarr

The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished. — Nelson DeMille

A dozen press agents working overtime can do terrible things to the human spirit. — Cecil B. DeMille

Concurring.' But now we know what I suspected. Two people on the board voted for acquittal, which means there are — Nelson DeMille

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

Well, no one ever said the truth would make you happy - only free. — Nelson DeMille

Creation is a drug I can't do without. — Cecil B. DeMille

I want to be the Cecil B. DeMille of science fiction. — Steven Spielberg

Now, public libraries are most admirable institutions, but they have one irritating custom. They want their books back. — Cecil B. DeMille

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

Our children must be offered an education up to par with thier potential-and equal to the needs of the Twenty-first century. — Oliver DeMille

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'. — Nelson DeMille

The Bible has been a bestseller for centuries. Why should I let two thousand years of publicity go to waste? — Cecil B. DeMille

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

I might have remembered what my father once wrote to Henry George, I never do anything by halves, and am half hearted in no cause that I embrace. — Cecil B. DeMille

Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum. — Nelson DeMille

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page. — Nelson DeMille

The public is always right. — Cecil B. DeMille

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

No matter what the Constitution says, it won't endure if the people don't closely read it and demand that it be followed. — Oliver DeMille

You're smarter than you look. Did you ever have anti-terrorist training?" "Sort of. I was married. — Nelson DeMille

Totally incompetent blowhard, an idiot and a fool. — Nelson DeMille

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up. — Nelson DeMille

I don't like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don't know. — Nelson DeMille

The only person who can fix education is the student. — Oliver DeMille

Use a gun that works every time. As George Washington said, 'All skill is in vain when an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket. — Nelson DeMille

I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, "What's the definition of a moderate Arab?" "I don't know." "A guy who ran out of ammunition. — Nelson DeMille

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great. — Nelson DeMille

It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law. — Cecil B. DeMille

In America if you're poor, you're worse than a criminal. You're nobody. — Nelson DeMille

Sean Evans was officially pissed off. Serves you right, furball. — Ilona Andrews

Even the most radical Islamic terrorist would not want to see the revered holy city of Medina go up. It would be like losing the Vatican in Rome. — Nelson DeMille

From the unknown, through the unknown, to the unknown. Put your hand into the hand of God. It will be all right. — Nelson DeMille

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

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since I first started writing in the 70's. — Nelson DeMille

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

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

I do write my manuscripts by hand, in pencil on legal pads. Then they are typed on a word processor by my typist. — Nelson DeMille

There can be no liberty without the law. — Cecil B. DeMille

Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture. — Cecil B. DeMille