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" I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence. "
Lee Child
Come
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Obvious
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" I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out. "
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" What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all. "
Lee Child
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" I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me. "
Lee Child
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" There is nothing wrong with just telling the story. "
Lee Child
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" 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. "
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Walk
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" The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. "
Lee Child
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Beginning
End
" I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer. "
Lee Child
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Writing
Empty
" I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time. "
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Environment
" My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever. "
Lee Child
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Whatever
Wife
" 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
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World
Real
" I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well. "
Lee Child
Where
Up
Well
" 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. "
Lee Child
Food
Moment
Place
" 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
America
Diversity
New York
" 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. "
Lee Child
Me
Communication
Community
" I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation. "
Lee Child
Situation
Well
Job
" It's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. Always tense. "
Lee Child
Always
You
Move
" 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. "
Lee Child
You
Down
Love
" For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader. "
Lee Child
Reader
Book
End
" 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
Tough
Character
Help
" I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second. "
Lee Child
Praise
World
Recognition
" I've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. "
Lee Child
Left
Airplane
Books
" 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? "
Lee Child
Need
Civilization
Laws
" 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
Men
Walking
Think
" L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever. "
Lee Child
Car
Forever
Because
" All of us write wish fulfillment. "
Lee Child
Write
Us
Fulfillment
" I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time. "
Lee Child
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Best
America
" Yeah, I am pretty sure of myself. "
Lee Child
Sure
Pretty
Myself
" I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets. "
Lee Child
Life
Trying
Personal
" It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem. "
Lee Child
Anybody
Always
Sad
" 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
Two
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Up