She had the kids during the day and I would have them at night. That way they were never alone. I would put the kids to bed, and then I had nothing to do and nobody to talk to, so I would write.

Cussler is the founder and chairman of the real-life National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) which has discovered more than sixty shipwreck sites and numerous other notable sunken underwater wreckages. Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15 1931 in Aurora Illinois) is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 50 books.