Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Giving your book to Hollywood is like turning your daughter over to a pimp, — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Success is a finished book, a stack of pages each of which is filled with words. If you reach that point, you… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
"Literature" is written material that, 100 years after the death of the author, is forced upon high school students. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Before, it was always, 'Oh, no, here comes Clancy, that insurance agent.' Now it's, 'Oh, here comes Tom Clancy, bestselling author.' But… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Keep at it! The one talent that's indispensable to a writer is persistence. You must write the book, else there is no… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
“The most important lesson that came out of Vietnam for me was that Marines take care of Marines.” — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I understand why we do that now. It’s a help, not a threat. It’s something to remind you how important words are. Ideas are… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
People, I am actually fairly smart. Why has this not occurred to anyone? The information is all out there, if you go looking for… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Speak your dialogue out loud. If it sounds like the way people talk, then write it down. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not... Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton is a man who thinks international affairs means dating a girl from out of town. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
