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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.
Lee Child
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Lee Child
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 29
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Jim Grant
James D. Jim Grant
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What do I miss about the UK? Sadly, almost nothing. Maybe the midnight sun, in June in the north. That's all.
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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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Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.
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