James Rollins Quotes

Books are keys that open many doors -- James Rollins

Often-times it's madness, not genius that moves the world forward. Who else but the mad would reach so far, stretching for the impossible and, in so doing, prove the impossible possible!

When mankind pushes, natures sometimes pushes back

It ain't always rocket science, sometimes a door is just a door.

Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.

The truth is often one's best shield.

Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.

Throughout history, knowledge rises and falls, ebbs and flows. What once was known is forgotten again, lost in time, sometimes for centuries, only to be rediscovered ages later.

The strong were always eating the weak.

A stunner…reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.

Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up.

When someone is always looking over their shoulder, they're more likely to trip.

I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction.

I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or a page or two.

They wanted them to look like the Gods. God doesn't look like this.

Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of doors.

Often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave.

With two books a year, I don't have time for writer's block.

it sucks to get old...but there's always beer

The hope for our nation and our world lies within our ability to innovate and move forward technologically.

Gray imagined Kat scolding her husband in an operatic duet that has been going on between husbands and wives for ages, that eternal mix of exasperation and love." -- James Rollins

Guns, grendels, or nuclear bombs; take your pick.

Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.'

Wringin' your hands only stops you from rollin' up your sleeves.

If you don't talk about it, it didn't happen.

That’s the beauty of the universe. There’s always a new mystery.

The accumulation of grief over one lifetime is more then one heart can bear."Robert explained."Only the heartless could withstand more.Or the very young, those too naive to truly understand loss.

Books are keys that open many doors.