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?

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.

A German philosopher once wrote that he who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself.

When you are rich, people treat you with respect.

Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!

I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

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.