What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.

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.

There are many things in life that cannot be explained.

My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.

I didn't set fire to the building." "No, but you did pull it into the river." "That put the fire out!

Do you realise how much trouble you're in?" "Perhaps I'll have some Weetabix after all.

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.