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> [“But if I could choose how and when I wanted to die, I would want to be an eighty-year-old man shot by a jealous young husband who had caught me in bed with his teenage wife.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/but-if-i-could-choose-how-and-when-i-wanted-to-die-i-would-want-to-be/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

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## More by Nelson DeMille

> [“survived one trip into”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/survived-one-trip-into/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong, duty, honor, country, or any of that. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/the-meaning-of-life-has-not-much-to-do-with-good-and-evil-right-and/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“Nostalgia is basically the ability to forget the things that sucked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/nostalgia-is-basically-the-ability-to-forget-the-things-that-sucked/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“Credo quia impossibile.’ I believe it because it is impossible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/credo-quia-impossibile-i-believe-it-because-it-is-impossible/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/i-had-a-very-strong-desire-to-be-successful-at-something/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“The window on the right featured contemporary bestselling authors like Brad Meltzer, James Patterson, David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, and others who make more money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/the-window-on-the-right-featured-contemporary-bestselling-authors/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [...the most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/the-most-common-cause-of-death-among-alpha-males-was-ego/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/lawrence-kelter-is-an-exciting-new-novelist-who-reminds-me-of-an/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“I was starting to get to know the city, and when that happens in a screwed-up place, it’s time to leave.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/i-was-starting-to-get-to-know-the-city-and-when-that-happens-in-a/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“Before you go on any mission, you need to understand what you know, identify what you don’t know, and try to guess what could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/before-you-go-on-any-mission-you-need-to-understand-what-you-know/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“An Englishman once said that he found it easier to be a member of a club than of the human race because the bylaws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/an-englishman-once-said-that-he-found-it-easier-to-be-a-member-of-a/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/i-like-the-process-of-pencil-and-paper-as-opposed-to-a-machine-i/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/there-are-a-lot-of-books-about-the-passing-of-the-english-aristocracy/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“and some other shit, and the wife—can’t remember her name—would cry a lot. The kids were young. Three of them. They were okay, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/and-some-other-shit-and-the-wife-can-t-remember-her-name-would-cry-a/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

> [“Well, no one ever said the truth would make you happy—only free.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-demille/well-no-one-ever-said-the-truth-would-make-you-happy-only-free/)

[Nelson DeMille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-demille/)

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