“Indiscriminate use among unintelligent leads to chaos.”
Robert Ludlum“Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience.”
Robert Ludlum“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.”
Robert Ludlum“Indiscriminate use among unintelligent leads to chaos.”
Robert Ludlum“I get annoyed when a self-indulgent writer just shows off what he knows but doesn't really tell a story. To me storytelling is first a craft. Then if you're lucky, it becomes an art form. But first, it's got to be a craft.. You've got to have a beginning, middle and end. And I have sort of applied the theatrical principles to writing. Throw the story in the air and see what's going to happen.”
Robert Ludlum“Men and women walked casually about as they did on the main floor, every now and then stopping one another, exchanging pleasantries or scraps of relevantly irrelevant information. Gossip.”
Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity“I fought...I fought and I fought...until I...couldn't remember any more.”
Robert Ludlum, The Matlock Paper“there was no television in the Netherlands during the afternoons!”
Robert Ludlum, The Aquitaine Progression“A corruption of intentions.”
Robert Ludlum, The Matlock Paper“Strangers should meet in unfamiliar areas. It's comforting.”
Robert Ludlum, The Matlock Paper“When the old men kill themselves, the cities are dying.”
Robert Ludlum, The Matlock Paper