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.

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.

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.

Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

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.

Your purpose is the only thing you should make your obsession.

I don’t know when reading books became the most essential thing about me, but it happened over the years and I found myself the most willing servant of what I considered a rich habit.

We can all make a difference in the lives of others in need, because it is the most simple of gestures that make the most significant of differences.

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

As our thought is opened and we behold the image of eternity within ourselves, we are changed by this image into a newness of life.

Partly, I like a bad reputation. But I also want a reputation of being a good person.

We let it in, we give it out, and in the end what's it all about? It must be love.

Health - what my friends are always drinking to before they fall down.

People think I'm crazy, but I'm in demand.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.