I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.' — James Rollins Copy Share Image
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“My colleague deciphered some bits of the writing on the wolf-totem jar. He found a smattering of words and phrases that spoke… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I started writing short stories. I tried writing horror, mystery, science fiction. I joined a little critique group here in town and… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I do have an office where about 70 percent of my writing gets done, but sometimes it does get a bit stir-crazy… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“She handed him her gun. “Down,” she ordered. “Shoot anybody that comes into view.” “What about you?” “No, don’t shoot me.” “I mean where… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. I subscribe to… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I subscribe to National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, and a slew of other magazines. And it is while reading articles for pleasure and interest… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“Are we at the cusp of a second Great Leap Forward? Or are we doomed to fall backward once again?” — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“He knew he probably sounded like an idiot to the scholars, but sometimes an idiot’s perspective ended up getting more things done.” — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“And what of our own universe? The newest conjecture is that all that we experience—from the tiniest vibrating string of energy to that massive… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“The holy relics were granted to Rainald von Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne (1159–67), following Emperor Barbarossa’s sacking of the city of Milan. Such a… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
I've mis-signed many a book Rollins or Clemens. My readers quickly become aware. Booksellers will often promote me under both names, and I do… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“We need religion, government, and laws to force a level of control over our baser natures. I intend to strip away the disease that… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
