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

Lee Child

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Lee Child
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
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James D. Jim Grant
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I had a teacher once, grade school somewhere. Philippines, I think, because she always wore a big white hat. So it was somewhere hot. I was always twice the size of the other kids, and she used to say to me: count to ten before you get mad, Reacher. And I've counted way past ten on this one. Way past.
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I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.
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My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.
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I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second.
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