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

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

Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist.

Inside every fat man, there's a thin man trying to get out.

We live in a world with so many dangers that we have to be careful whom we trust.

You're trying to tell me that everything you've done is for a good cause. You think that all this killing is worth it because of the results. I'm not sure I agree. Lots of people work for charity; lots of people want to change the world. But they don't have to behave like you.

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.