David Baldacci
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 August 1960
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
long corruption humans
Nothing, absolutely nothing, was above corruption so long as human beings were involved.
ambition men fleeting
A young man's ambition, can there be a more fleeting prospect?
guy thrillers gray-area
In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all.
military writing soldier
The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like.
cotton may hard
It's hard, Cotton. To let yourself love something you know you may never have.
warning waste next
Most folks here got rules 'bout trespassing. Warning shot's fired right close to the head. Get they's attention. Next shot gets a lot more personal. Now I'm too old to waste time firing a warning shot.....
misplaced
Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)
church want skinner
See, that why I ain’t go to church. Figger I got me a church wherever I be. Want’a talk to God, well I say, ‘howdy-howdy, God,’ and we jaw fer a bit.’ - Jimmy ‘Diamond’ Skinner
running appreciation writing
All you have to do [to win a Pulitzer Prize] is spend your life running from one awful place to another, write about every horrible thing you see. The civilized world reads about it, then forgets it, but pats you on the head for doing it and gives you a reward as appreciation for changing nothing.
mistake gone reputation
Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.
book writing years
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.
people human-nature share
People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature.
running people soul
You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close.
vivid-imagination world curious
I'm ever curious about the world.