Brad Thor

Let me make this very clear: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our digital exhaust is being sucked up by the government. It is being compiled on big server farms and it's being analyzed by different computer programs, looking for any hint that you and I are up to no good. ”

In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to Greece, but flights had been halted. Instead, we ended up on a tiny island off the coast of Georgia. ”

If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table? ”

I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that. ”

I really believe that a writer is someone who has trained their mind to misbehave. ”

I tell people you should write what you love to read because that's where your passion is. ”

The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,' so if someone invites you into their village, every last man will fight to protect your life. I was impressed by that. ”

I have been blessed to have had many excellent teachers. The further I get away from school, though, the more I realize that the greatest teachers in my life have come from outside of academia. ”

There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot. ”

I wanted to live the life my characters were living, so I rented a yacht and sailed from Naples to Capri before taking a helicopter back. Got to write the whole thing off as research on my taxes. ”