David Baldacci
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is a bestselling American novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 August 1960
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
knights justice disrespect
Confidence is one thing, disrespect is quite another. (Justice Elizabeth Knight)
believe justice people
Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.
believe should-have justice
As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished and are not, and people who were punished wrongfully are not vindicated. Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.
two people want
Two people can care for each other but not want the same things.
vivid-imagination world curious
I'm ever curious about the world.
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.
encouragement medicine miracle
The human spirit was the strongest medicine on earth. And sometimes all it needed was a little encouragement to pull off a miracle.
giving heal crap
Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap
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.
trying labels world
It's the hardest thing in the world to put yourself in someone else's place, try to really feel what they feel, figure out why they do the things they do. Especially when it's easier to stick a label on something. Or someone.
people human-nature share
People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature.
book people information
People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.
book writing years
Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.
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.