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

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.

I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with 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.

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.

Go to Venice. Find Scorpia. And you will find your destiny.

He was a commander in the Russian army at a time when the Russians were our enemies and still part of the Soviet Union . This wasn't very long ago, Alex.The collapse of communism. It was only in 1989 that the Berlin Wall came down." She stopped. "I suppose none of this means very much to you." "Well, it wouldn't," Alex said. "I was only two years old.