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

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.

I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight.

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

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before.

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

Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film. "Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?" "I just told you." "You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider." "Why ask if you think you know?