Quotes from Derek Landy

I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us.

Thank you," Skulduggery said to her. "I fear he was about to start insulting me." "I couldn't let that happen," she said. "Your ego is a fragile and delicate thing." "You see? You understand me.

Fletcher was always going to be your ex-boyfriend, from the moment you met him. He's just finally caught up with where he's supposed to be.

I don't want a perfectly safe weapon. I want a dangerous weapon that hurts people." He took the stick from her, rapped it against her head. She howled and he nodded. "See? It hurts people.

I mean you ACRES of harm,' Dalrymple growled. 'Untold QUANTITIES of harm. I will visit a whole CONTINENT of harm upon you before we are through.

China is the same age as I am, and even I have to admit that she wears it better!" He laughed, then stopped and peered at her. "Because I'm a skeleton" he explained.

Fletcher appeared beside her. He peered at the baby. "Can it do any tricks yet?" "I'm still working on it. Want to hold her?" "God, no," Fletcher said laughing. "I'd drop it." "It's not an it, it's my baby sister. Go on, hold her. You won't make a mess of it, i swear. Only an idiot could drop a baby." "You always say I am an idiot." "But you're a special kind of idiot. Here." She passed Alice into his arms, and he stood there, rigid, a look of intense concentration on his face.

With his sunglasses gone and his scarf hanging down, there was no denying that he had no flesh, he had no skin, he had no eyes and he had no face. All he had was a skull for a head.

You've been reading Gordan's book again, haven't you?" "It's a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride," she mumbled.

Doesn't sunlight kill them? Doesn't it turn them to dust, or make them burst into flames or something?" "Nope. Vampires tan, just like you and me. Well, just like you. I tend to bleach.

We may need to focus here.' 'Right. Yes. OK. Turn around.' 'Are you going to throw something at me?' 'What? No, I'm getting out of bed.

We don't do what we do for the glory or the fame or the credit; we do it for the quiet satisfaction of making the world a better place, saving the lives of innocents, and being better than you are.

We don't need a cure," the other zombie said. "That's right," Scapegrace nodded. "We're happy the way we are." "Happy with the power," Scapegrace clarified. "Very happy, just the two of us, and there's nothing wrong with us either. It's very natural in fact. Nothing to be ashamed of—" "Thrasher," said Scapegrace, "shut up.

There's no such thing as winning or losing. There is won and there is lost ; there is victory and defeat . There are absolutes. Everything in between is still leftt to fight for.

She's you, without your conscience, or your feelings. She's you without your humanity." "You're saying she's a mood swing?" He shrugged. "Or maybe you're her mood swing." "Don't even joke about that.

mostly we've had to found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and Lenka grabbed the other and Valkyrie cried out. Then they both let go. laughing. "Naw," Plight said, we just play board games." ..."she fell for it!" gasped Lenka. "She fell for the human sacrifice bit!

This is stolen? We're in a stolen jet?" "Not stolen," said Donegan Bane from the co-pilot's seat. "Almost stolen," Gracious corrected. "Semi-stolen," said Donegan. "Quasi-stolen," said Gracious. Aurora's frown did not turn upside down. "So is it stolen or not?" Donegan and Gracious hesitated. "Yes," they both said together.

Donegan Bane and Gracious O'Callahan - the Monster Hunters. Adventurers, inventors, authors of Monster Hunting for Beginners and it's sequels, Monster Hunting for Beginners is Probably Inadvisable and Seriously, Dude, Stop Monster Hunting.

I'm sorry, I'm still stuck on you losing your head." "I didn't lose it. It was stolen.

Annis had never been a people person, unless 'people person' was defined as a person who ate people.

They faced each other. 'I'm going to enjoy this,'Melancholia said. 'I daresay I'm not.

Bravery is the acknowledgment and the conquering of fear.

Grand Mage," Ghastly said, as he put the map away, "did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?" "What an odd thing to say," Ravel said, and as he turned, he snapped his palm against the air and Paloma slammed into the wall." ….."What do you know," Ravel said, breathing a little faster, "Skulduggery's silly little code actually works.

You can't leave me alone," she said, following him into the living room. "Yes," he corrected, "I can. You'll be perfectly safe." "The front door's off!" "Well, yes. You'll be perfectly safe as long as they don't come through the front door.