Skeleton Key Quotes

“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, Skeleton Key

“Alex decided he’d had enough. He put down his knife. “All right,” he said. “You’ve made it pretty clear that you don’t want to work with me. Well, that’s fine. Because I don’t want to work with you either. And for what it’s worth, nobody would ever believe you were my mom because no mom would ever behave like you.”
“Alex…,” Carver began.
“Forget it! I’m going back to London. And if you’re Mr. Byrne asks why, you can tell him I didn’t like the jelly, so I went home to get some jam.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“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, Skeleton Key

“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, Skeleton Key

“He looked from the phone to the unconscious figure of the Salesman. "What did you do to him?" he asked.

"He got the wrong number," Alex said.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work."
"He's mexican" Troy added.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“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.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“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, Skeleton Key

“Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“By any rights, he should be dead. He was involved in an explosion with a bomb, which he happened to be carrying at the time. Conrad is something of a scientific miracle. There are more than thirty metal pins in his body. He has a metal plate in his skull. There are metal wires in his jaw and in most of his major joints."
"He must set off a lot of airport alarms," Alex muttered.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“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, Skeleton Key

“Sun worshippers? No. These people were here because they worshipped themselves.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“to move. More gunfire. Although his vision was dimmed, Alex saw two more grenades arc through the air. They landed next to one of the ships and exploded, a huge fireball of flame. Two of Sarov’s men were lifted into the air. At the same time, two or even three machine guns began to chatter simultaneously. There were screams. More flames. Conrad loomed over him. He seemed to have forgotten what was happening in the shipyard. Or perhaps he didn’t care. He tossed aside the metal rod, then slowly pulled up his sleeves. Finally he dropped down so that he was sitting on Alex’s chest, one knee on either side. His hands closed around Alex’s neck. Gently, enjoying what he was doing, he began to squeeze. Alex felt fingers as hard as iron clamp shut on his throat. He couldn’t breathe. There were already black spots in front of his eyes. Straining past Conrad, he saw something moving toward him. It was the magnetic disc. Conrad had left the controls on in the cabin in his haste to get over to Alex, and the arm of the crane was still swinging around. There was a sudden, loud clang. The”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Everything had been beaten down and baked by the sun”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“A watchtower.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“they would have learned that this plane belonged to a photographic company based in Jamaica”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“The sun hovered briefly on the horizon, then dipped below. At once, the clouds rolled”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“waswhere”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Great to meet you, Alex,” he exclaimed. He smacked Alex on the shoulder. “Good to have you on the team!” Belinda Troy had said nothing.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“I want to know when we arrive in international waters because that is when I intend to shoot you and dump you over the side.” The Salesman smiled.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Good to have you on the team!”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Carver whooped”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“cramped compartment for the overhead lockers. As Alex reached up for his own travel bag, the Game Boy almost fell out of his grip. Troy’s head snapped around. Alex saw a flash of alarm in her eyes. “Be careful with that!” she”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Forget it! I’m going back to London. And if your Mr. Byrne asks why, you can tell him I didn’t like the jelly, so I went home to get some jam.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“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.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key