Anthony Horowitz Quotes - Page 2

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

  Anthony Horowitz

  Powerful, People, Vision

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

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  Done, Just Being, Being There

  Anthony Horowitz (2012). “The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star”, p.234, Scholastic Inc.

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• For all men are equal at the moment of death and who are we to judge them when a much greater judge awaits?

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  Men, Judging, Equal

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• 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?

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  Thinking, Evil, Alex

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Eagle Strike”, p.175, Penguin

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• 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.

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  Age, Loser, Remember

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• It has been the dream of very few men to rule the entire world. - Dr. Grief

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  Dream, Grief, Men

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Point Blank”, p.80, Penguin

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• 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 has demonstrated time and again.

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  Meaningful, Together, Needs

  "Anthony Horowitz: Do we still need publishers?" by Anthony Horowitz, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2012.

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

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  Fire, Rivers, Building

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

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  Men, Might, Graves

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Stormbreaker”, Puffin

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• 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.

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  Trying, Balloons, Platforms

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• When are you at your most defenseless?

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  Defenseless

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Horowitz Horror: Stories You'll Wish You Never Read”, p.10, Penguin

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

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  Loyalty, Possession, No Money

  Anthony Horowitz (2012). “The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star”, p.103, Scholastic Inc.

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• My father was aloof, very strange and very distant.

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  Father, Strange, Aloof

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• Alan Blunt got in touch with me and asked me to put you up here for the rest of the week, to pretend that you're my son. I have to say, you don't look anything like me." "I don't look anything like myself either," Alex said.

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  Son, Looks, Alex

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Point Blank”, p.31, Penguin

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

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  Character, Odd, Fame

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• 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.

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  School, People, Politician

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Skeleton Key”, p.161, Penguin

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• 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.

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  Wrong Number, Phones, Numbers

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Skeleton Key”, p.97, Penguin

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• Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work." "He's mexican" Troy added.

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  Mexican, Crooks, Alex

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Skeleton Key”, p.89, Penguin

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• 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 achieve.

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  Latin, School, Italian

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

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  Fate, Destiny, Thinking

  Anthony Horowitz (2007). “Ark Angel”, p.212, Penguin

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• Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.

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  Freedom Of Speech, Speech, Fundamentals

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

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  Boys, Looks, Gum

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Skeleton Key”, p.72, Penguin

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• In the old days, spies had done they'd done because they loved their country, because they believed in what they were doing. But he'd never been given a choice. Nowadays, spies weren't employed. They were used.

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  Country, Choices, Spy

  Anthony Horowitz (2004). “Stormbreaker”, Puffin

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• He died fighting for what he believed in.

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  Fighting, Died

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• 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 sure I agree. Lots of people work for charity; lots of people want to change the world. But they don't have to behave like you.

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  Thinking, People, Trying

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Eagle Strike”, p.174, Penguin

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