Lee Child

“Reacher got to them on the plane. He put them out of action and stole their wallets.” “On the plane?” “He broke…

— Lee Child

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

— Lee Child

“It had maroon paint and exposed brick and scarred wood, and a chalkboard menu about ninety percent full of things that don’t…

— Lee Child

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

— Lee Child

“or especially fragile.”

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

— Lee Child

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

— Lee Child

“You got to imagine your memory is like an old bucket, you know? Once it’s filled up with old stuff there ain’t…

— Lee Child

“foreign legal systems. So I made”

— Lee Child

That should be your town motto. It's all I ever hear. Like: New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. It should be: Despair,…

— Lee Child

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

— Lee Child

“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

“He changed his final wad up at the train station. Which was a sad place now. There were homeless people and disturbed…

— Lee Child

“They had come for us in the night. Hey had come expecting a lot of blood. They had come with all their…

— Lee Child

“He hauled the right-hand guy next to the left-hand guy, close together, shoulder to shoulder, and he picked up the heavy box…

— Lee Child

“Where are the deputies?' 'On their way up to the first-aid post.' 'What happened to them?' 'I did.”

— Lee Child

People who wear glasses, without them they always look unfocused, vulnerable. Out in the open. A layer removed.

— Lee Child

“The Reacher brothers' need for caffeine makes heroin addiction look like an amusing little take-it-or-leave-it sideline.”

— Lee Child

“A good coat is like a good lawyer. it covers your ass.”

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“I understand,” she said. “Truly, I do. I asked myself the same questions. It’s like walking out of a movie. Being made…

— Lee Child

“Shotguns and children don't mix.”

— Lee Child

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

— Lee Child

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

— Lee Child

“Nothing of value was ever achieved in the morning.”

— Lee Child

“again. He had crashed through the barrier. He had stopped worrying and started relaxing. He was up on that plateau where you…

— Lee Child