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

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.

Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!

Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a big play.

The original insight is most likely to come when elements stored in different compartments of the mind drift into the open, jostle one another, and now and then form new combinations.

I had the global outlook that I really wanted to capture the world. I would like the attention of the world at least and I wanted that.

Maybe if God gives you a handicap, he makes sure you've got a few extra doses of humor to take the edge off.

God's present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself.

No great man is ever born too soon or too late.