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.

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.

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

My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

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.