Writer Quotes by Lee Child

11 Writer quotes by Lee Child

Lee Child’s reflections on writing carry the same edge found in his novels. These eleven snippets capture his focus on pacing, tension, and the relentless drive of a good story.

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I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels.

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For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader.

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Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

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“Writing is show business for shy people.”

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I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.

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Everything you could want - action, suspense, character and setting, all floating on the easy lyricism of a fine writer at the…

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So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an…

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Intensely vivid characters, terrible crimes, and a brutal deep-frozen landscape all prove beyond a reasonable doubt that cold nurtures good and evil…

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So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to…

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“fiction started up, and we started burning brain cells on stories about things that didn’t happen to people who didn’t exist. Why?…

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I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I…

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“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…

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“A maintenance dose. It would keep her asleep all night. It would keep her warm, and gentle, and relaxed, and at peace, and cradled,…

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“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…

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Spread love and understanding,” Reacher said. “Use force if necessary.

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“or especially fragile.”

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Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything.

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“The Zip Code is about the size of Chicago. With five people. But hey, welcome to Wyoming.”

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“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…

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“foreign legal systems. So I made”

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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…

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Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

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“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…

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