The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
Lee ChildI have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
Lee ChildNo, I'm a man with a rule. People leave me alone, I leave them alone. If they don't, I don't.
Lee ChildTo fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the rest of you.
Lee ChildPeople, Reacher was certain about. Dogs were different. People had freedom of choice. If a man or a woman ran snarling toward him, they did so because they chose to. They were asking for whatever they got. His response was their problem. But dogs were different. No free will. Easily misled. It raised an ethical problem. Shooting a dog because it had been induced to do something unwise was not the sort of thing Reacher wanted to do.
Lee Child