463 Quotes by Lee Child

Shotguns and children don't mix.

Never forgive, never forget. Do it once and do it right. You reap what you sow. Plans go to hell as soon as the first shot is fired. Protect and serve. Never off duty.

No, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

I'm not a vagrant. I'm a hobo. Big difference.

I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance to walk away.

I had a teacher once, grade school somewhere. Philippines, I think, because she always wore a big white hat. So it was somewhere hot. I was always twice the size of the other kids, and she used to say to me: count to ten before you get mad, Reacher. And I've counted way past ten on this one. Way past.

Now they broke my toothbrush, I don't own anything.

To fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the rest of you.