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Anthony Horowitz is a British novelist renowned for his suspense and crime novels. Born on April 5, 1955, he began his writing career in 1981. Horowitz's works span various styles, including historical novels, children's literature, and adult fiction. He has received numerous literary awards, including the Silver Dagger Award and the Edgar Award.

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“When you are rich, people treat you with respect.”

People Rich Treats Rich People

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“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.”

Might Happened Color Excuse Backgrounds Hardship Convenient Mccain Psychopath

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

People Looks Self Worship Athlete Pops Singers Satisfied

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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.”

Ideas Might Planning Good Ideas Mccain

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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.”

Trying Two Stories School Achieve Latin Italian Motto Cannibal

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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.”

Writing Has Beens Book Stories Horror One Day Remarkable Horror Stories Maybe One Day

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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."”

Ifs Thinking Looks Said Whole Reader Reputation Misunderstanding Holmes Watson

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.”

Enemy One Thing Routine

Book:Stormbreaker

Source: Stormbreaker

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

Men Moments Greater Judging Equal

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“All that sadness. All that anger. It is the smoke that gets into your eyes. If you do not blow it away, how can you hope to see?”

Ifs Eye Sadness Blow Smoke

Book:Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin

Source: Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin

“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.”

Age Remember Loser

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“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.”

Country Done Used Choices Given Employed Spy Old Days

Book:Stormbreaker

Source: Stormbreaker

“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.”

Way Needs Able Together Produce Sentences Meaningful Brown Strings Elegant

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.”

Book Perfect Reader

Author:Anthony Horowitz

“Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.”

Humans Speech Fundamentals Freedom Of Speech

Author:Anthony Horowitz

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

Stars Sky Bird Stars In The Sky

Book:The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star

Source: The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star

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Born: April 5, 1955
Known for: Novelist
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