Quotes from Anthony Horowitz

I nearly choked on my milkshake.

And you always were an insufferable bastard when you were in the Met,' Meadows growled. 'You don't know how glad we were to see you go.

and anyway, in America, bribing a politician is part of the etiquette.

If he didn't watch his diet, quit smoking and take exercise, he would soon be back in the cemetery for a more permanent visit.

When in doubt, keep paddling.

she didn't colour her hair, which was lost in the dead man's land between brown and grey.

After Lawrence died, she only had Damian and she doted on him. His success meant the world to her.

The house is seventies modern with sliding windows, gas-effect fires and a giant TV in the living room. There are almost no books. I'm not making any judgment. It's just the sort of thing I can't help but notice.

wasn't that she would judge me. It was more that I would feel myself being judged.

he had his gun and his wallet which, he decided, was all you really needed to get by in America.

There are two types of mistake; bad ones and good ones. You were definitely one of the good ones.

What was it about a set of car keys that had alerted him? Why had they put him in mind of Damian Cowper? Was Damian in some sort of danger? But I was sensible enough to keep silent.

I hadn't liked him the day I'd met him although the strange thing is that I'd always loved his books.

It's hard to care about a character who talks in clichés. They also look so much less interesting than their American counterparts, with their white shirts, stab vests and those hopeless blue helmets. No guns. No sunglasses. These two policemen were young and earnest. One was Asian, the other white. They hardly spoke to us again. One of them took out his radio and called in the situation while Hawthorne set about examining the room for himself.

Emotions which are quickly lost in the noise and chaos of the city fester around the village square, driving people to psychosis and violence.

He's a prat. Just make sure you write that down

Well . . . I can come back in twenty years, if you like.

I want to know when we arrive in international waters because that is when I intend to shoot you and dump you over the side." The Salesman smiled.

We all have choices. But our decisions are already known.

He'd forgotten that one day Meadows would read it in my book. 'He was already

Pack your mother and kiss your clothes goodbye. No!" He banged his head against the table. "Kiss your mother and pack your clothes. Your train leaves at one.

The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd.

You're never too young to die.

What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider