I said nothing. I’m good at saying nothing. I don’t like talking. I could go the rest of my life without saying another word, if I had to.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

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

Don't be sad that roses have thorns. Be glad that thorns have Roses. Today's the day I worried about yesterday and it didn't happen.

Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN!

I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach.

The first day of the rest of my life.

Spread love and understanding,” Reacher said. “Use force if necessary.

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.

I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.

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

You don’t need to have everything to be happy. Enjoy the moment.

As you step out of your comfort zone, may life embrace you back.

It is foolish to regret anything form one's past.

Fights don't solve matters, they just make things worse. (Diary 19)

It was the kind of library he had only read about in books.

Do not wait for the healing to arrive. It will never come. The holes will never leave or be filled with anything at all. But holes are interesting things.

There was a moment when Prince did rock & roll with a sponge-y seductive sound. I think that's what was in our head for 'Get On Your Boots.' But actually, the song is much more punk rock.

You know," Kirk said finally, breaking the silence. "I see it. He is pretty hot.

Find the audience, be excellent, and you will be fine.

I never look at the masses as my responsibility. I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only one person at a time. Just one, one, one.