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

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.

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.

I don't know anything!' Tim(Caleb) wailed. He'd never spoken a truer word in his life.

Alternatively you can twist the cylinder round twice clockwise; that turns it into a hand grenade. Five-second fuse. I tested it on one of my assistants. Poor old Bennett... he should be out of hospital in a couple of months.

You are meant to be here. There are no coincidences. It's all happening the way it was meant to be.

My favorite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at my desk.