Quotes from Derek Landy

I was going straight for Mantis, but then that bloody gas got in my eyes and, I don't know, some massive bloke reared up in front of me. I hit him, but I swear, it was like hiting a wall." Gracious nodded. "You hit a wall." Maybury blinked at him. "I what?" "I saw it. You ran into a cloud of gas and stumbled around for a second until you reached a wall, and then you shrieked and punched it. It was very heroic.

how easily the hunter can become the prey. All it takes is a new perspective.

I could've died because you had to tie your shoelace?

Wow," she said. "It's like you're teaching me something and being all wise." "You are not easy to get along with," Skulduggery said.

Well, OK then." He narrowed his eyes. "How about you? Do you have any...romances I should know about?" "Nope. Not one." "Well, good. Excellent. There'll be plenty of time for boys when you leave college and become a nun." She smiled. "I'm glad you have such ambitious dreams for me.

He things we think he's a double agent, working for them but secretly working for us. He doesn't know we know he's a triple agent, working for them but secretly working for us but really he's secretly working for them. Dexter, how's your brain?" "Hurting.

Stephanie: I wouldn't mind a sister either Tanith: Any chance of that happening? Stephanie: I can't see what would be in it for my parents. I mean, they have the perfect daughter already - What more could they want?

Skulduggery: The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives Stephanie: It may depend Skulduggery: Valkyrie-- Stephanie: Fine I'll go - Skulduggery: Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monster. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant.

You hear things." "Do I?" "People talk to you." "I am very approachable.

Seeing you with a face would be weird. Do you think you'd have hair?" "Oh yes. Hair is a must." "Would you have a moustache?" "Why would I have a moustache?" "I'm not sure. What about your ears?" "I'd have ears too, yes." "I can't imagine you with ears.

You have no idea the power generated each time somebody is told a story. When a conscious, sentient mind willingly ignores what is real, what is fact, and instead chooses to invest in people and places that never existed...It's magnificent.

If you hear any screaming, that'll be me. – Skulduggery

Weren't expecting this, were you, Mr. Detective? Probably thought, once a mountain fell on her, you'd seen the last of our sister, eh?" "To be honest," Skulduggery said, "yes.

Scapegrace went to roll his eyes, but lost his enthusiasm halfway through and ended up looking at the ceiling.

Which college?' 'Hmm?' 'Which college do you go to?' Fletcher nodded. 'Yes.' 'I'm sorry?' 'Oh,' Fletcher said, and laughed. Valkyrie's parents looked at Fletcher in near bewilderment. Fletcher looked back at them in total bewilderment. Valkyrie shook her head.

Stop hittin' me!" he cried. "This is hardly fair, now is it? Two of you against me?" "You're the one who came at us with a gun," Ghastly said, standing over him. "But that was for a giggle," Jack tried. "I wasn't aimin' at you, I swear.

But he's in shackles, right? You beat him?" "I like to think I beat him in a moral sense, in that he's an assassin and I'm not, but apart from that, no, not really.

I shall live forever. And I don't mean in a metaphorical sense. I don't mean I'll live forever in the hearts and minds of my readers. I mean I will literally live forever, drawing as I do from your pain and suffering. Your pain makes me strong.

Detective, have you ever considered the fact that violence is the recourse of the uncivilised man?" Skulduggery looked back. "I'm sophisticated, charming, suave and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilised.

I'm in the mood for some fighting." "If there is," Stephanie said, handing him his gun, "here's something you can use." "Ah, bless. I've missed her. Do you have bullets?" "Uh, no." Skulduggery paused. "Excellent," he said, and tucked the gun away.

My wife was saying to me just the other day how she's noticed a spring in my step lately. That was because I thought you were gone forever.' 'I missed you too, Thurid.

I know you've got your guns and you're really good at being horrible to people, but do you seriously think you can threaten him?" Milo frowned. "I'm not horrible to people." "Really? You really don't think you're horrible to people?" "No," he said, a little defensively. "I'm nice. Everyone says it." "Oh man," said Amber. "People have lied to you. Like, a lot.

He looked at Ghastly. "Thoughts?" "I want to kill Sanguine," was the first thing Ghastly said. "And I want to do it slowly, in front of a lot of people. Using a hammer

A man is only as effective as the effect he has on his surroundings,' Gordon was saying. 'And if a man is not effective, if his very being is as insubstantial as thought, then what is this man? Is he a man? Or is he merely the thought of a man?