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

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.

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.

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

You were born to shine

I don't care how smart a kid you are. The only way you learn what's not right is from experience.

The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes that he who distrusts them.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

I think if he [Donald Trump] goes to the super bowl, he thinks the guys in the huddle are talking about him.

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.

Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible.

Families where there is not much laughter I think are signs of some sort of dysfunctionality or sickness.

I cannot speak your england.