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

I have a couple of questions," he said. "Do, please, go ahead." "My first one is for Yassen Gregorovich." He turned to the Russian. "Why are you working for this lunatic?" "I sometimes think that I was richer when I was eight years old than most people will be in their lifetime!" "Do we have to listen to this?" Alex asked.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

I love writing different things.

All that sadness. All that anger. It is the smoke that gets into your eyes. If you do not blow it away, how can you hope to see?

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.