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")
The success of any trap lies in its fundamental simplicity. The reverse trap by the nature of its single complication must be swift and simpler still. (Robert Ludlum, "The Bourne Identity")
Life is extremely complicated. I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior and alternatives of that behavior. (Robert Ludlum)
I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies. (Robert Ludlum)
. . . If you lose their interest, your're closing Saturday night. (Robert Ludlum)
Through divine or demonic providence a concept is generated that fules the firs of his imagination. He is convinced it is truly a staggering premise which will seve as the spine of a truly staggering tale. (Robert Ludlum)
The plot surges forward, complex gears mesh and strip and make a hell of a lot of noise -- drowning out the worki of true masters like that Mozart fellow and what's-his-name Handel. (Robert Ludlum)
That gentleman will call the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I think they're scared of him. They're merely professional killers he's in advertising. (Robert Ludlum)
Visions of one powerful scene after another parade across his inner screen, each exploding with drama and meaning . . . (Robert Ludlum)
Greater economic power will be in the hands of too few. (Robert Ludlum)
Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. (Robert Ludlum)
I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior. (Robert Ludlum)
The typewriter is dusted and pencils are sharpened, doors are closed and heady music is played to drown out the sounds of man and nature behond the cell of staggering creation. (Robert Ludlum)