Anthony Horowitz Quotes

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

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

The CIA agent looked more dead than alive. Alex wondered if he had been hit, but there was no sign of any blood. Perhaps he was in shock.

Your temperature's normal, though I'd say it's the only thing about you that is.

There are many things in life that cannot be explained.

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?

So it's a coincidence. Just like you said. Two rich parents with two rich kids at the same school. They're both killed in accidents. Why are you so interested?" "Because I don't like coincidence," Blunt replied. "In fact, I don't believe in coincidence. Where some people see coincidence, I see conspiracy. That's my job.

I don't think my father was a bad man, all in all.

He hadn't done anything. He hadn't needed to. Just being there was enough.

Then why don't you go and ---- yourself.

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

…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.

I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

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.

Look at self-satisfied pop singers or greasy, semi-literate athletes. People worship them. Why?” "Because they’re talented.

There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.

My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

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

When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.

The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed." "I'd have been disappointed too.

Statues lined the stairs and stood, dotted across the roof. But they had been brutalized by time and the weather. Some were missing arms. Many had no faces. Once they had been saints and angels. Two hundred years standing in London had turned them into cripples.

You'd better get onto MI6. They'll be in charge of security at the airport." "Of course." Sir Graham moved toward the door. He stopped and turned around. "And what happens if you're wrong?" he inquired. "What happens if these soccer players do somehow get killed?" Kellner shrugged. "At least we'll know what we're dealing with," he said. "And they lost every single one of their games while they were in Nigeria. I'm sure we can put together another team.

Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work." "He's mexican" Troy added.

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?

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

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.

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

Oh-do be careful with that! That's my Buddha hand grenade. Twist the head twice and throw it and anyone within ten yards can say their prayers.

We're meant to be friends but you never tell me anything.

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.

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

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

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.

We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.

He had tattooed all of the names of the men he had killed on his body...unfortunately he had run out of room.

You're trying to tell me that everything you've done is for a good cause. You think that all this killing is worth it because of the results. I'm not sure I agree. Lots of people work for charity; lots of people want to change the world. But they don't have to behave like you.

There are problems and there are children. It is our aim to separate the two.

The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

If you think it's hard getting in, you should try getting out.

Death is the same for the one who dies.

You are meant to be here. There are no coincidences. It's all happening the way it was meant to be.

Go to Venice. Find Scorpia. And you will find your destiny.

When you are rich, people treat you with respect.

McCain might have suffered hardships in his life, but what had happened to him had nothing to do with his background or his color; they were convenient excuses now. He had been a psychopath from the start.

Believe me, It would be better if we didn't meet again. Go back to school. Go back to your life. And next time they ask you, say no. Killing is for grown-ups and you're still a child.

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.