Clive Cussler quotes

Clive Cussler was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer, widely known for his Dirk Pitt series. His thrilling stories often combined maritime history, high-stakes action, and daring rescues. He also founded the National Underwater and Marine Agency, dedicating much of his life to discovering shipwrecks. Here are 8 of his quotes:

My friends joke that I raised the Titanic and never left the Rockies. (Clive Cussler)
Giordino...simply sighed in resignation. "Who else," he asked no one in particular, "but Dirk Pitt could tramp off into a blizzard on an uninhabited backwater island in the Antarctic and discover a beautiful girl? View quote
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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. View quote
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To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best of luck. They're out there, and they're whispering. View quote
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I must say one thing about southern down-home brewed coffee with chicory. If you have worms, you'll never have them again. View quote
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Sometimes my plot lines are so convoluted, I get calls from friends at 3 am saying; you SOB, you'll never pull this one off. View quote
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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. View quote
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The Draeger could be dangerous at depths much below thirty feet, so Juan planned to stay close to the surface. In a slim waterproof pouch strapped under his right arm he had a minicomputer, a flashlight, and a Fabrique Nationale Five-seveN double-action automatic. The pistol fired the new 5.7mm ammunition. The advantage of the small, needlelike cartridges was that the matte-black weapon's grip held twenty rounds with one in the chamber. Also, the bullets were designed to blow through most ballistic vests while at the same time not overpenetrate a target. View quote
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