You're nothing if you're not special.

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.

What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider

…my life has been a remarkable one. Maybe one day someone will write a book about me . . .” "I’ve never much cared for horror stories.

He died fighting for what he believed in.

When are you at your most defenseless?

I have a couple of questions," he said. "Do, please, go ahead." "My first one is for Yassen Gregorovich." He turned to the Russian. "Why are you working for this lunatic?" "I sometimes think that I was richer when I was eight years old than most people will be in their lifetime!" "Do we have to listen to this?" Alex asked.