Quotes from Eoin Colfer

I have created a brand-new conundrum, he thought and the idea pleased him greatly.

Lazuli sincerely wished she could have done a little homework on this family before embarking on her exercise, but the Fowl file was locked up tighter than a dwarf's wallet. The strange boy's smile is not a friendly one, she realised. It is the smile of a boy who has a secret. As for the second child, he was apparently a simpleton who cawed and screeched down at seagulls as the chopper whupped overhead.

Pull yourself together. You are a professional . She didn't feel very professional. She felt like a girl out of her depth. Your body is playing tricks on your mind. Ignore it .

The Hitchhiker's Guide is a hundred percent accurate. Reality, however, is not as reliable.

So, even if the LEP did board my shuttle, they would not find whatever it is I am choosing to smuggle. Which in this case is a jar of chocolate truffles. Hardly illegal, but the cooler is full. Chocolate truffles are my passion, you know. All that time I was away, truffles were one of two things I craved. The other was revenge.

I am older and have more control over my empathy," said Qwan. "That's why I didn't throw up." And having said that, he threw up.

And how would sirs like their steak?" "Rare," said Ford. "So rare a vet with some shock paddles could revive it.

SQUIB WOULD HAVE LIKED TO GET ON THE DRAGON SITUATION ASAFP, but there were things to do.

Seven and a half hours to save the world. Isn't there some law that says we get at least twenty-four?

I was a broken boy, and you fixed me.

The constable had been all wheeling and splattering, distributing more mess than a group of finger-painting toddlers on a Skittles sugar high.

SHORT! HIER KOMEN!! ... Roots gezicht was paars van woede. Dit was min of meer zijn normale toestand, een feit waaraan hij de bijnaam 'Bietenkop' te danken. Er liep op kantoor een weddenschap over hoe lang hij nog had voor zijn hart zou exploderen. De inzet was een halve eeuw... maximaal.

Just what we need," moaned Holly. "Artemis Fowl with magical powers.

Time travel causes chaos, and chaos doesn't follow your rules. That's why it's called chaos, dummy. - Professor Charles Smart

Ik weet niet hoe het komt, kapitein Short, maar telkens wanneer je het met me eens dreigt te zijn, word ik bijzonder nerveus. - Root

Waxman had books: three walls of books, which started one shelf off the deck in case of damp or storm, a tactic learned the hard way, the most bitter lesson being a water-damaged first edition of Ulysses. The Irish version.

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One, don't call me Julius. Two, do what I say, horsey boy, or I'll have your budget slashed. And three, what in Frond's name is the cancan?

What was your most embarrassing moment? I once scored a mere ninety-nine percent on a mathematics assignment. I was mortified. I had forgotten to round up the third decimal place. Imagine my embarrassment.

Inktvlekken, in vredesnaam. Mijn leven is aanzienlijk korter dan het uwe, dokter. Ik verspil liever geen kostbare tijd aan waardeloze onzintestjes. Dan kunnen we net zo goed theeblaadjes lezen of de toekomst voorspellen aan de hand van de ingewanden van een kalkoen. - Artemis

Wat is dat?' vroeg Holly en wees naar een grijzige vlek op de hoofdsteun van de stoel. Foaly schuifelde ongemakkelijk heen en weer. 'Eh... hersenvloeistof, denk ik. Bij de laatste opdracht hadden we een lek in de druk. Maar dat is nu verholpen. En de agent heeft het overleefd. Wel met een iets lager IQ, maar hij leeft en hij kan nog steeds vocht binnenhouden.' 'Nou, gelukkig maar,' mompelde Holly sarcastisch.

It is like the old fairy tale. The boy saves the princess; they fall in love. He invents a flying machine—along with his dashing teacher, of course. They get married and name their firstborn after the aforementioned dashing teacher." Conor frowned. "I don't recall that fairy tale from the nursery." "Trust me, it's a classic.

Butler glimlachte. Een haai die een blote kont ziet.

Wowbagger felt Trillian squeeze his arm and his anxiety drained away. He looked at her. How was that possible? How did you do that?