It is one of the peculiar truths of life that people often say things that they know full well are ridiculous.

The hallway was lined with numbered doors, odd numbers on one side and even numbers on the other, and large ornamental vases, too large to hold flowers and too small to hold spies.

All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure.

The library was one enormous room, with long, high metal shelves and the perfect quiet that libraries provide for anyone looking for an answer.

Don’t repeat yourself. It’s not only repetitive, it’s redundant, and people have heard it before.

I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.

Miracles can happen, even to those who are small, flammable, and dressed all in black.