"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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider

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.

We see the greatness of God in times of great challenge.

What we believe about something often creates the outcome we experience.

The value of trust is very much like the value of dignity.

Allowing yourself to get lost in the crowd would be such a painful disappointment to your positive inner-self, because you truly have a positive purpose on earth to fulfill.

Be friends of everyone. Be enemies of no-one

I think God loves to speak to us prophetically, because there are a number of things which happen when you receive a prophecy.

In my case, performance is part of the medium. Sometimes I feel that it's my main medium, and that the presentation of my poems on the page is secondary.

The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.

No matter how well a person writes, a successful book is a team effort involving many, many people.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.