When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.

I have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house.

No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

I have such bad memories, sitting in the back of a classroom, being told, you know, everybody is going to read a paragraph, and skipping ahead to my paragraph and being mortified and trying to read it enough times so that I wouldn't stutter and stammer, getting called on, even in high school.

I have a history of disregarding orders. - Mitch Rapp

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)

A major theme in all my books is that the CIA is not only the first line of defense but they should also be the first line of offense.