Your problem, it is not here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's throat - 'it is here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's chest. 'My heart is heavy, too. But you must be strong. This situation, it is very serious. It is not only Cass's life that is at stake. If she dies, the Secret, it will die too.

No wandering minds allowed.

Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.

Better to cry wolf over and over than never to cry wolf at all.

Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.

Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.