We live in an age when there is no room for the impossible.

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.

Was it fate? Was it destiny?" "I think it was Alan Blunt.

In the old days, spies had done they'd done because they loved their country, because they believed in what they were doing. But he'd never been given a choice. Nowadays, spies weren't employed. They were used.

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

You cannot defeat your enemies until you know who they are.

Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film. "Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?" "I just told you." "You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider." "Why ask if you think you know?