Everything you could want - action, suspense, character and setting, all floating on the easy lyricism of a fine writer at the top of his game.
Lee ChildI had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time.
Lee ChildThe third guy was different. He was what you got when you ate squirrels for four generations. Smarter than a rat and tougher than a goat, and jumpier than either one.
Lee ChildEvaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, donโt waste time. Donโt figure out how or why it happened. Donโt recriminate. Donโt figure out whose fault it is. Donโt work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.
Lee Child