Robert Ludlum

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is just fine as long as its contained.

The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.

I start every book with something that outrages me. I'm outraged by the FBI, the CIA, and computers that seem to have catalogued our lives. Power too often is accompanied by irresponsibility.

I don't believe that my first name is Leo or that my last name is Tolstoy. I'm a storyteller.

Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience.

I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies.

A theater person should know what holds an audience and what does not.

Life is extremely complicated.

Reputations were made quickly over the green felt tables x2015 with the roll of the dice or a turn of a card.

Greater economic power will be in the hands of too few.