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Lee Child quotes

British Writer

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Lee Child quote: "I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are..."
I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time. Lee Child
It's a tough case and the first time Reacher needs to recruit somebody to help him out. He uses a woman he knew in the army she's a fascinating character. Lee Child
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. So I wrote the first book - driven by some very real feelings of desperation - and it worked. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the..."
It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone..."
My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever. Lee Child
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, and then rides off into the sunset. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane..."
I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. Lee Child
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. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "A calm environment is for after I finish work."
A calm environment is for after I finish work. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious..."
I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence. Lee Child
In principle if I could not have a home I wouldn't. But not having a home would be too difficult procedurally, going from hotel to hotel, the gap of three hours where you're hungry and tired. Lee Child
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 sensitivity. Lee Child
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. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well,..."
I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation. Lee Child
Lee Child quote: "I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach."
I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach. Lee Child

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