“OK, Finlay, let’s get it done,” I said. “I don’t have an address because I don’t live anywhere. Maybe one day I’ll… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic,… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“First: Character is king. There are probably fewer than six books every century remembered specifically for their plots. People remember characters. Same… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and considerably more muscular. Just… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
It's a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book? — Lee Child Copy Share Image
So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time. — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense. — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“Thurman asked, “Are you born again?” Reacher said, “Once was enough for me.” “I’m serious.” “So am I.” “You should think about… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Many years from now when your children ask what New York City was like just after 9/11, this will be the book… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“Reacher got to them on the plane. He put them out of action and stole their wallets.” “On the plane?” “He broke Lozano’s fingers… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“A maintenance dose. It would keep her asleep all night. It would keep her warm, and gentle, and relaxed, and at peace, and cradled,… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“It had maroon paint and exposed brick and scarred wood, and a chalkboard menu about ninety percent full of things that don’t really belong… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“The Zip Code is about the size of Chicago. With five people. But hey, welcome to Wyoming.” — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“You got to imagine your memory is like an old bucket, you know? Once it’s filled up with old stuff there ain’t no way… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
That should be your town motto. It's all I ever hear. Like: New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. It should be: Despair, You Need… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“OK, Finlay, let’s get it done,” I said. “I don’t have an address because I don’t live anywhere. Maybe one day I’ll live somewhere… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
