American - Author | August 23, 1943 -
I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends.
Nelson DeMille
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Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
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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.
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We're all pilgrims on the same journey - but some pilgrims have better road maps.
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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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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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It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.
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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.
YouFindGoWaySuspenseReal
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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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.
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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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I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.
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