To enjoy something fully, you had to own it.

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.

Happiness is what matters, feeling alive-not art or knowledge or money.

Indeed, a man is rather being thought than thinking, when a new thought arises in his mind.

It's so stupid because all I wanted was space and now that I have it, there's this part of me that's achingly lonely I could die.

...as no one can be just without love, so no one can truly report without understanding.

In a desperate attempt to stay young forever we have achieved eternal childishness, rather than eternal youth.

You choose the life you want for yourself, and then you just shut up and go about it. That's how I've lived my life.

I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

The true sweetness of wine is one flavor

Today films are made to cater to commercial markets created by multiplexes, not for those who enjoy good cinema.

I'm very grateful to be where I'm at and be able to play. That's really the bottom line for me. Survival and being able to play.