I think my books come out very visual, which is an obvious consequence.

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.

It's not how I take tragic news but how I make tragic views that unscrews me.

Do ya' feel lucky, punk?

No scientific subject has ever aroused quite the same mixture of hopes and fears [as atomic energy].

I'd always maintained an image so that people wouldn't approach me.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out.

You choose, you live the consequences. Every yes, no, maybe, creates the school you call your personal experience.

When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.

Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.

I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country.