British - Writer | 1954 -
L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever.
Lee Child
CarGentleForeverBecauseLast
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.
HairCareBetterTake CareHeroes
The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.
DawnBackStorytellingInvention
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.
JobWritingReadingPlanIdiotLong
I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach.
KindOld-FashionedApproachArtisan
I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.
UpThingsWhereWellUsefulMade
I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.
I AmMeWritingSurpriseKnowAm
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
PeopleWritingShySeeI SeeHow
Most actors are small, anyway - at least compared to me.
MeSmallMostAnywayLeastCompared
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?
GreatCivilizationKnowNeedLaws
It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem.
SadProblemYouKnowPersonal
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.
HomeTiredHotelYouThreeHungry
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