The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.

I don't care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things.

It gives me some kind of chance to survive the night." "How are those better odds? If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night." "No," Reacher said. "If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame.

I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job advertised and applied, and got it. That was back in 1977, when getting jobs was easy.

People who wear glasses, without them they always look unfocused, vulnerable. Out in the open. A layer removed.

The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.

Reacher said, "So here's the thing Brett. Either you take your hand off my chest, or I'll take it off your wrist.