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.

He didn't want to remember anymore. remembering only hurt him... everytime.

Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that he was enormously cultured and had an incredible library.

I love writing different things.

In the old days, spies had done they'd done because they loved their country, because they believed in what they were doing. But he'd never been given a choice. Nowadays, spies weren't employed. They were used.

All that sadness. All that anger. It is the smoke that gets into your eyes. If you do not blow it away, how can you hope to see?

Let me ask you a question Alex. What do you think is the greatest evil on this plant today?" "Is that including, or not including you?