Lee Child
Lee Child
Jim Grant, better known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British thriller writer known for the Jack Reacher book series. This follows the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth29 October 1954
affair consequences men people relationship women
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.
dog men people
People, Reacher was certain about. Dogs were different. People had freedom of choice. If a man or a woman ran snarling toward him, they did so because they chose to. They were asking for whatever they got. His response was their problem. But dogs were different. No free will. Easily misled. It raised an ethical problem. Shooting a dog because it had been induced to do something unwise was not the sort of thing Reacher wanted to do.
men people leave-me-alone
No, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.
writing ideas people
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. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
glasses people looks
People who wear glasses, without them they always look unfocused, vulnerable. Out in the open. A layer removed.
rights people world
I don't want to put the world to rights... I just don't like people who put the world to wrongs.
hate thinking people
I don't care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things.
writing people shy
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
fairly nine rule shown unspoken
There should be an unspoken rule that anything shown before, say, nine o'clock will be fairly inoffensive. After that, anything goes.
admit civilised love shoot walk
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.
civilization great
We know we need civilization and laws and procedures, but isn't it frustrating? Wouldn't it be great if we could just do what we needed to do?
authors female heroines inch male taller
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.
There is nothing wrong with just telling the story.
love
You mustn't fall in love with your own hero.