Lee Child Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.”

“The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.”

“British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography.”

“It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem.”

“It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense.”

“There is nothing wrong with just telling the story.”

“What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all.”

“You mustn't fall in love with your own hero.”

“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 nothing at all, and just hitting the road.”

“Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and considerably more muscular. Just as female authors give their heroines better hair and slimmer thighs.”