Quotes by Anthony Horowitz

About Anthony Horowitz:

Anthony Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His work for young adult readers includes The Diamond Brothers series, the Alex Rider series, and The Power of Five series (aka The Gatekeepers). His work for adults includes the novel and play Mindgame (2001), and two Sherlock Holmes novels The House of Silk (2011) and Moriarty (2014). He is the most recent author chosen to write a James Bond novel by the Ian Fleming estate, titled Trigger Mortis. He has also written extensively for television, contributing numerous scripts to ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot and Midsomer Murders. He was the creator and principal writer of the ITV series Foyle's War, Collision and Injustice.
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There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.

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

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You also have a part to play in this adventure, and that part was written for you before you long before you were born.' 'Are you saying I have no choice?' 'We all have choices. But our decisions are already known.

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

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

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

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I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.

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

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I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

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No, the events which I am about to describe were simply too monstrous, too shocking to appear in print. They still are. It is no exaggeration to suggest that they would tear apart the entire fabric of society and, particularly at a time of war, this ...

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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.

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It was quite elementary,' returned the detective with a languid gesture of one hand.

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You look at me as if I were a conjuror,' Holmes remarked, with a laugh.

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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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Do you realise how much trouble you're in?" "Perhaps I'll have some Weetabix after all.

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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 s...

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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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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameAnthony Horowitz
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist and screenwriter
  • BornApril 5, 1955
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Writer; Novelist; Children's Writer
  • WorksAlex Rider; The Power Of Five; The Diamond Brothers
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire