He didn't want to remember anymore. remembering only hurt him... everytime.

Inside every fat man, there's a thin man trying to get out.

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.

I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight.

What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!" "Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight." "What?" "I set fire to the boat." "But we're on the boat!" "I know.

Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.

Once you get into the world of dystopia, it's hard to avoid plagiarism, because other people have had such powerful visions.

You're never too young to die.

There's a dream world that we visit sometimes and that's how we found out who we are.

What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider

Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.

That which is aware of sadness is not sad. That which is aware of fear is not fearful. The moment I am lost in thought, however, I'm as confused as anyone else.

I'm a big fan of the Mars Bar Diet. You don't eat the Mars bar, you stick it up your arse and let a rottweiler chase you home.

You cant be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience to work.

You can put a gardener behind the wheel, but you can't keep her eyes off the landscape.

Breaking up isn't something that gets done to you; its something that happens with you.

The sounds of anger are not melodic.

If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color.

Don't stay with someone who drives you crazy. Find someone who keeps you sane.

I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection.

In those places of doubt and even darkness I've realized that who I am has nothing to do with wins or losses, applause, or negative criticism. It has to do with whose I am.