�I think kids who read tend to read books intended for an older age group. That�s why I don�t �write down� to kids. In Artemis Fowl, I�ve created a complicated plot� (jubileebooks.co.uk 2001).
�I�ve always loved the idea of kids out of their element, struggling to survive in a strange environment. It�s a recurrent theme in my work� (jubileebooks.co.uk 2001).
�Our well of mythology is so deep and rich - we are steeped in shape-shifting and magical folklore� Eoin referring to the advantage he has in being a writer from Ireland (jubileebooks.co.uk 2001).
�I went to Los Angeles, traveled in limousines and was put up in big hotels but it was nice to come home to the real world" (Artemis Fowl Fun Site Author 2002).
"I have very strange dreams. A lot of my ideas come from dreams. Often I will sit up in the middle of the night and try to remember the dream I just had. One night I dreamt I had written the perfect book, but I woke up and couldn't remember it. I remember that portable toilets featured in it somewhere (BBC 2004).
"I would love to have a Butler. I spend the whole day ironing baby grows, so yes. I don't mind the clean nappies but... I think though, if I had a Butler, he would probably ignore my wishes and do everything my wife said" (BBC 2004).
"I am already telling stories to my son. At the moment they are too young for the 'Artemis' books. I hope that when they are older they will be interested, but I fear that I will suffer from the 'uncool parent syndrome'" (BBC 2004).
"As I'm small and pale I think I am like 'Artemis'. My wife say's I'm more like the flatulent dwarf 'Mulch'". Eoin's response to a fan's question about which character from his books Eoin thinks he is most like (BBC 2004).
