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Lee Child, whose real name is James Douglas Harris, is a renowned British author, best known for his Jack Reacher series of novels. His works are characterized by the hard-boiled detective novel style and have won the favor of readers worldwide.

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Famous Lee Child Quotes

“Writing is show business for shy people.”

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“I have spent my entire career trying to please the reader; I’m not a master, I’m the servant.”

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“Many years from now when your children ask what New York City was like just after 9/11, this will be the book you give them in response. It's an exquisite novel full of heart, soul, passion and intelligence, and it's the one this great New York author was born to write.”

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“It's a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book?”

Ifs Writing Kind Book

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“Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.”

People Writing Shy

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“I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.”

Writing Three Internet Computer Empty Desks Email Paperwork

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“All of us write wish fulfillment.”

Writing Wish Fulfillment

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“I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.”

Knows Writing Secret Surprise

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“I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time.”

Needs Writing Book Hours Environment Driven Miles

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“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.”

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“The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.”

Way Writing Ends Asks Answers Thrillers

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“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.”

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“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.”

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