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..

When you are rich, people treat you with respect..

My greatest fear is disappointing the reader, so each book has to be better than the one before..

It's funny how things work out sometimes..

He looked from the phone to the unconscious figure of the Salesman. "What did you do to him?" he asked. "He got the wrong number," Alex said..

If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up..

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

Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!.

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

Let me ask you a question Alex. What do you think is the greatest evil on this plant today?" "Is that including, or not including you?.

You're nothing if you're not special..

A German philosopher once wrote that he who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself..

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

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

The school even had a Latin motto: Pergo et Perago, which sounded like the story of two Italian cannibals but which actually meant “I try and I achie….

I vividly remember being 14. That was the age when I started to get happy: I started being a writer and stopped being a loser..

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….

Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean the difference between life and death..

Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist..

You can kiss me if you like," she said. Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer to kiss the horse..

It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents..