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Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7) QUOTES

Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7) QUOTES

1 " It shouldn’t be too hard to spot,” Daniels said. “It’s bloody huge. And if it goes bang, you’ll hear it ten miles away. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

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

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

3 " …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 , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

4 " 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 , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

5 " You weren’t in any real danger. We knew exactly where you were all the time. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

6 " It was strange how very bad men felt a need to live somewhere not just spectacular but slightly insane. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

7 " That’s top secret.” Mrs. Jones gestured with one hand. “But I’ll tell you anyway. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

8 " The gun didn’t matter any more. Alex turned to face the man – who was now grinning at him like an old friend. Which, in a sense, he was. The two of them had actually met in the Brecon Beacons. There had been four men in the unit to which Alex had been assigned: Wolf, Eagle, Snake and Fox. None of them had been allowed to use their real names. While he was with them, Alex was Cub. And now that he thought about it, there had been one with a Liverpudlian accent. It seemed incredible that the two of them should have met up again in Bangkok, but there could be no doubt about it. Fox was standing in front of him now "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

9 " Oh—do be careful with that!” Smithers exclaimed. “That’s my Buddha hand grenade. Twist the head twice and throw it and anyone within ten yards can say their prayers. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

10 " there could be no doubt of that. They were betting on how long a fighter could last against him. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

11 " He was just going to have to cheat. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

12 " The air was like syrup. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

13 " John had a soft spot for Yassen,” he said. “He really liked him. What do you make of that? The spy and the assassin. A bit of an odd couple, I’d say…”
And more than ten years later, Yassen had sacrificed himself for Alex, repaying the debt of an old friendship. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

14 " The thing is, Alex, you’re never really in control, whatever you may think. Just keep paddling and never fight the current because the current will always win. "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)

15 " Alex Rider "

― Anthony Horowitz , Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)