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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.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Thinking, People, Trying

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

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• 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.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Fire, Boat, Yeah

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• I'm not very good at creating worlds. I prefer to write about the world as it is.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Writing, Creating, World

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• …my life has been a remarkable one. Maybe one day someone will write a book about me . . .” "I’ve never much cared for horror stories.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Book, Writing, Horror Stories

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• You couldn't trust anyone or anything that belonged to the world of espionage.

  Anthony Horowitz

  World, Espionage

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• My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Strong, Writing, Twists

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• 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.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Children, Believe, School

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Stormbreaker”, p.163, Penguin

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• Then why don't you go and ---- yourself.

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• 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.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Differences, Water, Looks

  Anthony Horowitz (2011). “The House of Silk: The Bestselling Sherlock Holmes Novel”, p.128, Hachette UK

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• Strange though it is,Sarov still cares about you. He told me to leave you alone. But I think, this time, I must disobey the general. You are mine! And I intend to make you suffer..." "Just talking to you makes me suffer," Alex said.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Thinking, Talking, Suffering

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• Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film. "Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?" "I just told you." "You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider." "Why ask if you think you know?

  Anthony Horowitz

  Real, Men, Thinking

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• The CIA agent looked more dead than alive. Alex wondered if he had been hit, but there was no sign of any blood. Perhaps he was in shock.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Blood, Cia Agents, Alex

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• He was a commander in the Russian army at a time when the Russians were our enemies and still part of the Soviet Union . This wasn't very long ago, Alex.The collapse of communism. It was only in 1989 that the Berlin Wall came down." She stopped. "I suppose none of this means very much to you." "Well, it wouldn't," Alex said. "I was only two years old.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Wall, Mean, Army

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

  Anthony Horowitz

  Mean, Differences, Life And Death

  Anthony Horowitz (2007). “Ark Angel”, p.76, Penguin

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

  Anthony Horowitz

  Miles, Miles Away, Closest Friends

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• Alternatively you can twist the cylinder round twice clockwise; that turns it into a hand grenade. Five-second fuse. I tested it on one of my assistants. Poor old Bennett... he should be out of hospital in a couple of months.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Couple, Hands, Twists

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Ark angel”, Putnam Juvenile

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• Oh-do be careful with that! That's my Buddha hand grenade. Twist the head twice and throw it and anyone within ten yards can say their prayers.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Prayer, Hands, Twists

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• We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Alex, Littles, Might

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Eagle Strike”, p.171, Penguin

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• McCain might have suffered hardships in his life, but what had happened to him had nothing to do with his background or his color; they were convenient excuses now. He had been a psychopath from the start.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Color, Hardship, Might

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• Look at self-satisfied pop singers or greasy, semi-literate athletes. People worship them. Why?” "Because they’re talented.

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  Athlete, Self, People

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• What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Ideas, Might, Planning

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• The birds fly in the wrong places and there are too many stars in the sky.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Stars, Sky, Bird

  Anthony Horowitz (2012). “The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star”, p.201, Scholastic Inc.

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• I hear it still. As I lay down my pen and take to my bed, I am aware of the bow being drawn across the bridge and the music rises into the night sky. It is far away and barely audible - but there it is! A pizzicato. Then a tremelo. The style is unmistakable. It is Sherlock Holmes who is playing. It must be. I hope with all my heart that he is playing for me . . .

  Anthony Horowitz

  Heart, Night, Sky

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

  Anthony Horowitz

  Writing, Magic, Spy

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• I don't think my father was a bad man, all in all.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Father, Men, Thinking

  "Once upon a life: Anthony Horowitz" by Anthony Horowitz, www.theguardian.com. April 2, 2011.

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