Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist.

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.

Samuel Fuller pictures were both written and shot in such an unusual way that his voice came through loud and clear, and it made a big impression on me.

You have to wake up and say, 'I have a fire in me to be better than I am right now.' That's your base.

Generally, a desirable, practically attainable idea, suggested in prophecy, has a chance of forcing itself into reality by its very existence.

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.

When we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.

I got a lot of texts from friends and emails from friends and most of them were just pure jealousy.

Forget them. Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean.

It is no coincidence that our country has not been attacked since 9-11. Our initiatives to protect the homeland and aggressively take the fight to the terrorists have been factors in that success.

The rewards of life and devotion to God are love and inner rapture, and the capacity to receive the light of God.

True kindness is rooted in a deep sense of abundance, out of which flows a sense that even as I give, it is being given back to me.