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

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" I'm writing for entertainment. I like people to reach the end and feel they got their money's worth. "

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

" There's a little bit of Pitt in everybody. "

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

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

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

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" The fascination for me is searching the unknown for a mystery. "

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

" I was the kid who stared out the window. I fantasized myself on the deck of pirate ships - Cussler at the bridge. "

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" When I type 'The End,' it's like being paroled from prison. "

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

" I'm a storyteller. "

" My forte is the plotting. You sit down, and you work out a plot. "

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

" Matthew's all right. Originally, I wanted Errol Flynn, but McConaughey should be good as Dirk Pitt. "

" When I first started writing, I was in advertising at the time, I was doing most of my writing on weekends. I had studied most of the other series heroes and I figured it would be fun for mine to be different and put him in and around water. So I dreamed up Dirk Pitt. "

" NUMA is basically trying to preserve our maritime heritage by finding lost shipwrecks of historical significance before they are gone. "

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

" I like snappy dialogue and short descriptions and lots of action. "

" My job is to entertain the readers in such a manner that, when they reach the end of the book, they feel like they've gotten their money's worth. "

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

" 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. "

" My books are easy to read. No folderol. "

" After putting the kids to bed, I would think about what I wanted to write. "