I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I honestly thought I probably did sell 100 million books. That doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
After the Dirk Pitt books became best-sellers, I could afford to buy the more exotic examples of classic autos. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
They screwed up 'Raise the Titanic!' so badly, I stay away from Hollywood. I won't cheat my readers with another piece of… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
Either you've got the bug, or you haven't. There are many things I'd rather be doing than writing a book. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I'm not working on the Great American Novel. All I am doing, I hope, is entertaining readers. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
It's a job. I entertain my readers. I get up in the morning, and I start typing. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
Nobody gives a damn about the Merrimac. You know how it is. Winners write the history books. — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I am not like Stephen King, who writes one book, then writes another. I finish a book and go off and... look… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
If you have some natural talent and really want to write, you should read the books of someone who's very successful in… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
My job is to entertain the readers in such a manner that, when they reach the end of the book, they feel… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
My son's name is Dirk - I named Dirk Pitt after him when he was about three years old. — Clive Cussler Copy Share
“storm is still on track to pass right over us, so we’ll get the worst of it. Do you think we’ll be ready for… — Clive Cussler Copy Share
“Two unarmed men against six loaded for bear. We need to even the odds.” “Got a plan?” asked Giordino. “I certainly do.” Giordino gave… — Clive Cussler Copy Share
Maybe some day they'll find me behind the computer, just bones and cobwebs. — Clive Cussler Copy Share
“Americans have an annoying habit of accomplishing what they set out to do.” — Clive Cussler Copy Share
I have a large collection of town cars because when I was just a snipe in the gutter, growing up in Los Angeles, a… — Clive Cussler Copy Share
I honestly thought I probably did sell 100 million books. That doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me. — Clive Cussler Copy Share
I'm writing for entertainment. I like people to reach the end and feel they got their money's worth. — Clive Cussler Copy Share
“Urquhart could somehow feel the glow on his skin as the hairs on his arms raised up and the thick pelt of man fur… — Clive Cussler Copy Share
