What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

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.

You couldn't trust anyone or anything that belonged to the world of espionage.

Some things can't be changed. They'll always happen the way they were supposed to.

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.

Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.