“A children's author on a soapbox is not a pleasant sight but I have become drawn into issues, slightly unwillingly, relating to young people, literacy and youth justice: just look at the number of young people we have locked up in prison, and the uselessness of it.”

English novelist and screenwriter

Anthony Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter known for mystery and suspense. He is especially associated with children’s and young adult fiction and has 79 quotes on the site. His best-known work includes the Alex Rider series, about a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, along with The Power of Five series and The Diamond Brothers series. Across these books, he writes with a strong focus on danger, investigation, and adventure.