It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not.

I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the way that they can surprise you. And obviously to surprise people and to have twists in the tale, you have to plan quite carefully.

'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.

People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one.

It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all.

Armour... is part of a state of mind... in which you admit the possibility... of being hit.

If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best.