Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset.

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.

Perfect is a dream that you wake up from and spend forever trying to remember.

There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

I have always said to my pupils: "Learn as much as you can about symbolism; then forget it when you are analyzing a dream."

[Ted Cruz] lies about things that he shouldn't be lying about. He lies about things that don't matter.

Life itself is selfless giving. We're not given this life just for own amusement and pleasures.

I find those wind turbines around Lake George to be utterly offensive. I think they're just a blight on the landscape.

Painting is really good fun, I have always enjoyed it. As long as I paint what I want with the freedom that I enjoy, I never tire.

So please don't think I have a 'down' on the MVS people. I'm just pulling off their arms to beat other people over the head with.

I was once that little boy Terrified of the world, now I'm on a world tour

I went to bed feeling melancholy, wishing I could have poured out all my fears and insecurities to my mom. Wasn’t that what normal mothers and daughters did?