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

You must do what you want.

There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.

Some things can't be changed. They'll always happen the way they were supposed to.

No offense, but I'd rather kiss the horse.

You'd better get onto MI6. They'll be in charge of security at the airport." "Of course." Sir Graham moved toward the door. He stopped and turned around. "And what happens if you're wrong?" he inquired. "What happens if these soccer players do somehow get killed?" Kellner shrugged. "At least we'll know what we're dealing with," he said. "And they lost every single one of their games while they were in Nigeria. I'm sure we can put together another team.

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.