Anthony Horowitz Quotes

Inside every fat man, there's a thin man trying to get out.

You can kiss me if you like," she said. Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer to kiss the horse.

What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!" "Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight." "What?" "I set fire to the boat." "But we're on the boat!" "I know.

I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight.

Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

You're never too young to die.

What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider

There's a dream world that we visit sometimes and that's how we found out who we are.

Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.

There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.

You couldn't trust anyone or anything that belonged to the world of espionage.

If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up.

We live in an age when there is no room for the impossible.

The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd.

He died fighting for what he believed in.

Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!

Was it fate? Was it destiny?" "I think it was Alan Blunt.

A German philosopher once wrote that he who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself.

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.

My favorite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at my desk.

The CIA agent looked more dead than alive. Alex wondered if he had been hit, but there was no sign of any blood. Perhaps he was in shock.

The birds fly in the wrong places and there are too many stars in the sky.

The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed." "I'd have been disappointed too.

"I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding."

When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.

You cannot defeat your enemies until you know who they are.

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.

You're my closest friend and you're thousands of miles away.

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean the difference between life and death.

I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.

Nice day for a funeral.

Believe me, It would be better if we didn't meet again. Go back to school. Go back to your life. And next time they ask you, say no. Killing is for grown-ups and you're still a child.

I don't think my father was a bad man, all in all.

Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work." "He's mexican" Troy added.

Then why don't you go and ---- yourself.

Let me ask you a question Alex. What do you think is the greatest evil on this plant today?" "Is that including, or not including you?

It has been the dream of very few men to rule the entire world. - Dr. Grief

My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

Oh-do be careful with that! That's my Buddha hand grenade. Twist the head twice and throw it and anyone within ten yards can say their prayers.

We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents.

What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.

I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

You don't need to be able to string a sentence together in a way that is elegant or even vaguely meaningful to produce a bestseller - as Dan Brown has demonstrated time and again.

Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library.

There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.

You must do what you want.

He had tattooed all of the names of the men he had killed on his body...unfortunately he had run out of room.