Ark Angel Quotes

“You must have been going very fast."
"I was, until I hit the fence.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Was it fate? Was it destiny?"
"I think it was Alan Blunt.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Your temperature's normal, though I'd say it's the only thing about you that is.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“It sometimes seemed to Alex that the whole universe was against him. Getting away from FLamingo Bay had almost killed him. It had been an exhausting struggle against time, the elements, and Drevin's firepower.
And now he was going back.
It was the CIA agent, Ed Shulsky, who had made it happen.
Alex, you know the place. I need you to tell me where they're holding Tamara. You can give me a layout of the island. Anyway, we don't have much time. You saw for yourself. The rocket is on its way, and if what you've told me is true-"
It is." Alex felt a spurt of annoyance. Why should the American doubt, even for a moment, what he said? Was it perhaps because he was only fourteen?
Shulsky noticed his reaction. "I'm sorry. That was out of line. But this plan of his, Ark Angel...Washington..." He shook his head. "It's beyond anything we could have imagined. And that's why we have to take him out. Right now. We don't have time to drop you off."
But you're too late," Alex argued. "Gabriel 7 has gone. What are going to do? Shoot it down?”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean the difference between life and death.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“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.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Alan Blunt and Mrs. Jones were both in the audience. As the head and deputy head of MI6 Special Operations, it was their responsibility to keep up with the latest developments, although as far as Blunt was concerned, the whole thing was a waste of time. There were security conferences all the time in every major city, but they never achieved anything. The experts talked. The politicians lied. The press wrote it all down. And then everyone went home and nothing changed. Alan Blunt was bored. He looked half asleep.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“I thought most kids would give their right arm to go into outer space,” Shulsky added unhelpfully. “Haven’t you ever dreamt about becoming an astronaut?” “No,” Alex said. “I always wanted to be a train driver.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“If the laws of physics worked, he would make it across. If they didn’t, he would die. It was as simple as that.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Tom Turner”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“six or seven”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel