Quotes from Lee Child

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me.

We would all love to walk up to someone and shoot them in the head, there's no doubt about that. We're too civilised to admit it, but we're happy to read about it.

Lone women shouldn't stop in the middle of nowhere for giant unkempt strangers with duct tape on their faces.

L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever.

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.

I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment.

I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.

I'm not really into gourmet food I'm the kind of guy who just stops by a place that looks good rather than heading for the restaurant of the moment.

I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.

I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on.

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 website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.

You know, women are as promiscuous as men and yet, of course, people are inhibited from having an affair or a relationship because the real-world consequences are a drag.

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

I don't want to put the world to rights... I just don't like people who put the world to wrongs.

Reacher said, "So here's the thing Brett. Either you take your hand off my chest, or I'll take it off your wrist.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Never forgive, never forget. Do it once and do it right. You reap what you sow. Plans go to hell as soon as the first shot is fired. Protect and serve. Never off duty.

No, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

I'm not a vagrant. I'm a hobo. Big difference.

I'm not afraid of death. Death's afraid of me.

I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance to walk away.