Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start. — 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
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
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
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
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change. — Tom Clancy Copy Share
Speak your dialogue out loud. If it sounds like the way people talk, then write it down. — Tom Clancy Copy Share
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
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
Bill Clinton is a man who thinks international affairs means dating a girl from out of town. — Tom Clancy Copy Share
The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets. — Tom Clancy Copy Share
“The Good of the People was a laudable enough goal, but in denying a man's soul, an enduring part of his being, Marxism stripped… — Tom Clancy Copy Share
(Stereotyping) is only for those without the imagination to see people as they are instead of being like someone else they understand. — Tom Clancy Copy Share
“The dead were gone and didn't know or care what they left behind.. If the dead still lived on the surface of this earth… — Tom Clancy Copy Share
