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..

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

I have a couple of questions," he said. "Do, please, go ahead." "My first one is for Yassen Gregorovich." He turned to the Russian. "Why are you work….

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them..

…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..

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

You're my closest friend and you're thousands of miles away..

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 eno….

You cannot defeat your enemies until you know who they are..

When are you at your most defenseless?.

Death is the same for the one who dies..

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

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

I hear it still. As I lay down my pen and take to my bed, I am aware of the bow being drawn across the bridge and the music rises into the night sky.….

He was a commander in the Russian army at a time when the Russians were our enemies and still part of the Soviet Union . This wasn't very long ago, A….

We live in a world with so many dangers that we have to be careful whom we trust..

You don't need to be able to string a sentence together in a way that is elegant or even vaguely meaningful to produce a bestseller - as Dan Brown ha….

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 aro….

Nice day for a funeral..

We have no money. We have no possessions. Maybe that is why we value the things we do have ... loyalty and friendship..

But then, he thought, most politicians are small and shabby, the sort of people who have been bullied at school. That's why they become politicians..