So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an idiot to be burnt-out in this job. Lee Child burnidiotjob Change image and share on social
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 authorcareconsiderably Change image and share on social
I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. Lee Child airplanebookdiscover Change image and share on social
I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence. Lee Child bookconsequenceobvious Change image and share on social
I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.' Lee Child afternoonblankend share on social
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 censorshipcommongovernment Change image and share on social
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. Lee Child answerbeginend Change image and share on social
She's a reflection of my fascination with the diversity of America she's totally normal in New York, but a freak in Texas. There are dozens of such clashes in America. Lee Child americaclashdiversity Change image and share on social
British crime stories tend to be very internal, psychological, claustrophobic, very limited in terms of geography. Lee Child britishclaustrophobiccrime Change image and share on social
I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it. Lee Child foodguylife Change image and share on social