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"Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it."

— Lee Child Worth Dying For (2010)

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The driver wanted Reacher more than he wanted an undamaged front bumper.

Worth Dying For (2010)

"I like to know things. I'm hungry for knowledge."

"Best we can do. And we have to do something."

People say that knowledge is power. The more knowledge, the more power. Which makes you just about the most powerful person on earth. When it comes to killing people. And then getting away with it.

Running Blind (2000)

I have the 'thing' worked out — the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out.

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