Everything you could want - action, suspense, character and setting, all floating on the easy lyricism of a fine writer at the… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“veterans and remarkable rookies. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) cofounder, David” — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer. — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me. — 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 write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. — Lee Child Copy Share Image
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. — 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
