I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.

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 must be engaged with the process of producing something to expect something.

This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips?

My life was lucky so that I met, I loved (and disappointed) only outstanding people.

Empathy grows as we learn.

I came from a generation of actors for whom TV was taboo.

People seem to want to read more nonfiction than fiction.

I'd rather lose the small part of the audience that is going to be insulted because a documentary shouldn't have music than the big part of the audience that kind of gives itself over to the scene.

Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.

You know I'm getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.