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

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

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" I am not like Stephen King, who writes one book, then writes another. I finish a book and go off and... look for wrecks. Then, six months later, I might start another book. "

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