This quote is important because it shows how Alex proved to the MI6 that he was capable of doing what needed to be done, no matter what he had to do to get it done. It showed his bravery to risk his life for something small as an office room, and it also showed his curiosity and how he would do anything just to get some information.
"'I told you,' he said. 'The boy's extraordinary.' 'The boy's quite mad,' the women retorted. 'Well, maybe that's what we need.'" (Horowitz pg. 43)
This quote is important because it introduced key items that would be used by Alex when he goes on his mission. These items end up saving his life and making his mission successful.
"'Completely harmless when you touch it. But bring it into contact with metal and it's quite another story.'" (Horowitz pg. 87)
This quote is important because it is the first moment when Alex realizes something big is going on that is being kept secret. This is confirmed when Nadia Vole lies to him about the purpose of the room.
"He was certain of two things. The first was that Nadia Vole was lying. This was no generator room. She was hiding something." (Horowitz pg. 118)
"Vole had deposited him in the tank with the giant jellyfish: Herod Sayle's Portuguese man-o'-war." (Horowitz pg. 197)
This quote is important because it is the closest Alex comes to dying in the book. He thought he was done for until he remembered one of the items that was given to him earlier.
This quote is important because it is the climax of the story and is when Alex saves the British schoolchildren. He is able to stall the releasing of the virus long enough for others to take action.
The first bullet went nowhere. The second hit the Prime Minister in the hand, his finger less than a centimetre away from the mouse. The third hit the mouse, blowing it into fragments. The fourth hit an electrical connection, smashing the plug and short-circuiting it. Sayle had dived forward, determined to click on the mouse himself. The fifth and sixth bullets hit him." (Horowitz pg. 224-225)
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