Anthony Horowitz: Trending quotes

“You must have been going very fast."
"I was, until I hit the fence.”

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

“What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider”

“There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.”

“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?”

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

“No offense, but I'd rather kiss the horse.”

“Believe me, It would be better if we didn't meet again. Go back to school. Go back to your life. And next time they ask you, say no. Killing is for grown-ups and you're still a child.”

“When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.”

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

“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.”

“He had followed the trail left by a dead man. It was only now that he realized it might lead only to a grave.”

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

“The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed."
"I'd have been disappointed too.”

“I am perfectly qualified to give you an injection. You're not going to tell me you're afraid of a little prick?"
"I wouldn't call you that…”

“Was it fate? Was it destiny?"
"I think it was Alan Blunt.”

“Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.”

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

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