All Writers Steal From Their Own Lives.

Most Archivists Don't Like Surprises. That's Why We Work In The Past.

I Understand Pain. I've Lived With Pain My Entire Life. But Pain Is Nothing Compared To Betrayal. And Betrayal Is Nothing Compared To Knowing That The Javelin In Your Back Was Rammed There By The One Person In Your Life You Actually Trusted.

As I Now Often Tell My Daughter Lila, No Matter What Stage Of Life You're In, When You Want Something - No Matter How Impossible It Seems - You Need To Fight For It. When You Believe In Something, Fight For It. And When You See Injustice, Fight Harder Than You've Ever Fought Before.

I Played Little League For One Year. That Was It. Then My Mother Realized I Liked Books And Threatened My Father. I Owe Her Forever For That.

There's Nothing In The World Like Buried Treasure-and People Hungry And Obsessed Enough To Risk Their Lives For It. Pirate Hunters Isn't Just A Good Story-it's A True One. Searching For The Souls Of Its Explorers, It Takes You To The Far Tip Of The Plank And Plunges You Deep To The Bottom Of The Ocean.