463 Quotes by Lee Child

Always love or money. And it can’t be love, because love makes you crazy, and this guy isn’t crazy.

Shrago stayed on his feet for a long second, and then his knees got the message that the lights were out upstairs, and he went down in a vertical heap, like he had jumped off a wall.

Look, don’t see, listen, don’t hear. The more you engage, the longer you survive.

Reacher hadn’t seen the guy before. Big hands, broad shoulders, a seamed face, clothes all covered with dirt. Chosen in some way, presumably, to be the point man. To be the spokesperson. The pick of the local litter, no doubt, according to popular acclaim.

Any day could be the last of life or liberty, so small pleasures were always worth pursuing.

Human motivation is very complex. Most people don’t really know why they do things.

That should be your town motto. It’s all I ever hear. Like: New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. It should be: Despair, You Need To Leave Now.

The little green Ford had regular front-hinged doors, like most cars, and the doors had a restraint about two-thirds of the way through their travel, so stepping out meant stepping back too, which improved Reacher’s angle. It put the engine block between him and the two guys. If they drew down immediately and started shooting from the get-go, he could hit the deck behind a bulletproof shield. If they had guns. Which was not proven.

People that thin are usually rich. We live in strange times. Poor people are fat, and rich people are thin.