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" Either you've got the bug, or you haven't. There are many things I'd rather be doing than writing a book. "

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" I almost write to formula, because there's a historical beginning, then the plots get convoluted. "

" I'm not working on the Great American Novel. All I am doing, I hope, is entertaining readers. "

" I want it to be easy to read. I'm not writing exotic literature. "

" I've always liked Mexican food. "

" There's no literary merit in my books. "

" If you are a writer, Saturday and Sunday don't mean anything. "

" There is no greater unknown than the sea and no greater mystery than a lost ship. "

" Nobody gives a damn about the Merrimac. You know how it is. Winners write the history books. "

" When we find a ship, we turn it over to the state or federal government. It's purely historical. I've never made a dime on any of it. "

" They screwed up 'Raise the Titanic!' so badly, I stay away from Hollywood. I won't cheat my readers with another piece of crap. "

" They botched 'Raise the Titanic' so badly that I waited 20 years to do it again. "

" If ever a car was created by designers with dreams of grandeur, it had to be the 1958 Buick Limited: the heftiest, highest-priced and most opulent monster ever to hit the street in the '50s. "

" I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work. "

" I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction. "

" I don't like interior decorating. It looks gorgeous, but it doesn't have that lived-in look. "

" If I were to say I'm looking for treasure, people would come up with the money. When I say I'm looking for a historic wreck, they're not interested. "

" She had the kids during the day and I would have them at night. That way they were never alone. I would put the kids to bed, and then I had nothing to do and nobody to talk to, so I would write. "

" Maybe some day they'll find me behind the computer, just bones and cobwebs. "

" I was always a history buff. "

" I'm not a great writer of literature. I'm an entertainer. "

" I'm not a dedicated writer in the sense of Stephen King. "

" After the Dirk Pitt books became best-sellers, I could afford to buy the more exotic examples of classic autos. "

" I collect vintage cars, so you always find them in my books. "

" When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series. "

" Some men play golf. I've got this crazy thing about maintaining our nation's maritime heritage. "

" My friends joke that I raised the Titanic and never left the Rockies. "

" I'm a storyteller. "

" If it ain't fun, it ain't worth doing. "

" It's a job. I entertain my readers. I get up in the morning, and I start typing. "

" I can appreciate other writers' works. "