Best Lee Child Quotes
- I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of… All
- I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life.… Alienated
- I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic, and partly unsympathetic,… Easy
- She's a reflection of my fascination with the diversity of America she's totally normal in New York, but a freak in Texas. There are dozens… America
- You see something scary, you should stand up and step toward it, not away from it. Instinctively, reflexively, in a raging fury. Fear
- Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days,… Any
- I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing.… Always Wanted
- Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it. Hitch
- I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I… Afternoon
- I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my… Built
- I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job advertised and applied,… Advertised
- Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too. Full
- Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN! Books
- People who wear glasses, without them they always look unfocused, vulnerable. Out in the open. A layer removed. Always Look
- I'd never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could. Any
- I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense that producers should target their product with some kind of… Any
- So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist.… Actually Getting
- The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off… All
- For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy just to think of shedding everything literally, walking away with… All
- I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in… Book
- I love visiting LA. It's an endlessly fascinating city, and is, of course, America's entertainment capital. Each time I go, I fall in love with… All
- I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. Airplane
- It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem. Always Sad
- It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense. Always Tense
- L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever. Car