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Quotes from Derek Landy

I trust you with my life," Skulduggery said. "Just not necessarily my car.
~ Derek Landy
You could go multicoloured, I suppose. You could show your support for the gay, lesbian and transgender communities. The Rainbow Cleaver, perhaps? No? Too much? That's not your thing? Ah, that's a pity.
~ Derek Landy
Oh, my dear, you wound me. Have I ever let you down?" "Numerous times." "I meant today." "Then, no. You haven't. That I know of.
~ Derek Landy
Because I had gone through the same thing. I had tasted the darkness." "You'd 'tasted the darkness', had you?" "I'm allowed to have some poetry in my life, Valkyrie." "'Tasted the darkness, I swear to God... What, did you have a darkness sandwich, or was it a whole plate? What did you have for dessert? Was it pretentiousness? Did you have a bowl of pretentiousness for dessert?
~ Derek Landy
Gordon was always doing book signings. He loved them. He always talked about weird his readers were." "Even if this was a book that the average mage was interested in reading, why would you be doing a signing? You're not writing it." "But I'm contributing." "Providing sarcastic comments in the margins is not enough of a contribution to warrant a book tour." "Well, that sucks.
~ Derek Landy
Well," Skulduggery said. "That was rude.
~ Derek Landy
Well, good. Excellent. There'll be plenty of time for boys when you leave college and become a nun.
~ Derek Landy
He's broken. He doesn't know what he's doing any more." "Shut up,
~ Derek Landy
She liked that feeling, as much as she hated to admit it. She liked being around someone who was genuinely happy to be around her.
~ Derek Landy
It's definitely a situation we have found ourselves in.
~ Derek Landy
Good and evil are so close as to be chained together in the soul.
~ Derek Landy
Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing With Fire, The Faceless Ones, Dark Days, Mortal Coil, Death Bringer, Kingdom of the Wicked, Last Stand of Dead Men, The Dying of the Light, Resurrection, Midnight and Bedlam
~ Derek Landy
Life isn't fair,' Skulduggery said. 'In my experience, death isn't so different.
~ Derek Landy
He is the best, in my whole life i have only read his books!!!!!!
~ Derek Landy
Desmond, don't poke the baby!'... 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'.
~ Derek Landy
Oh, China. How I have missed you.' 'And I have missed you, Eliza. But don't worry, next time my aim will be better.
~ Derek Landy
We live in a time of fear," Skulduggery said, "where we're too scared of upsetting the status quo to ask the questions we need to be asking.
~ Derek Landy
By the time they got to Denholm Street, day had been beaten back and the night was soaking through the city.
~ Derek Landy
I would love to have a battle of wits with you, Bison, but I doubt it would be a fair fight.' 'Shut your face.' 'Exactly my point.
~ Derek Landy
He looked at her. "We're meant to be together…" "And this is exactly what I mean." "Our love is written in the stars." "And there you go again." "I love you." "You bore me.
~ Derek Landy
I love stories with a happy ending," Inspector Me said.
~ Derek Landy
Love is finding someone better than you are, and holding on for dear life
~ Derek Landy
Tanith has a sword.' said Valkyrie. 'I want a stick.' 'I'll get you a stick for Christmas
~ Derek Landy
There's enough sedative in these darts to bring down a werewolf, which is exactly what we're hunting. Why would we want to bring down an elephant if we're not hunting elephants?
~ Derek Landy