"Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10… - Tom Clancy

"Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start."

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About Tom Clancy

Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. (12 April 1947 – 1 October 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels have been bestsellers and more than 100 million copies of his books have been sold.

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Birth Name: Thomas Leo Clancy, Jr.
Alternative Names: Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy Jr. Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. Thomas Clancy Thomas L. Clancy Tom Leo Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Tom L. Clancy Tom Leo Clancy Jr.
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And so began something that had not quite begun and would not soon end, with many people in many places moving off in directions and on missions which they all mistakenly thought they understood. That was just as well. The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected, illusory finish lines were things fated by the decisions made this morning — and, once decided, best unseen.

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