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Quotes About Adventure

A lot of things aren't wise, Melissa. Is crossing the road with your eyes closed wise? No, but I do it anyway.
~ Derek Landy
So now you're on the run,' Warrick said wistfully. 'Travelling the Dark Highway, a lone wolf. With your friend, who is another wolf. Two lone wolves. Two wolves, really. Not really alone. Two wolves in a car. Travelling. One of them naked and bloody. The other with her ass hanging out.
~ Derek Landy
That man," Carol said. "The thin man at Gordon's will reading, with the ridiculous name. He's involved in this, isn't he?" "Skulduggery Pleasant," Valkyrie nodded. "And yes, he is.
~ Derek Landy
Ah, bless. I've missed her. Do you have bullets?" "Uh, no." Skulduggery paused. "Excellent.
~ Derek Landy
We have this idea for a 'Where's Wally' type thing, except in ours, you'd have to find the one living person hiding in among all the dismembered corpses while the chainsaw-wielding killer hunts him down. You know, for kids. - Donegan
~ Derek Landy
Have you ever heard of Remnants? - Skulduggery
~ Derek Landy
Omen nodded. "I can do that." Colleen pressed the stop button and the tram slowed. Before she stepped off, she turned to him and said, "Help us, Omen-one-Kenobi. You're our only hope. And then she was gone. He'd been star Wars-ed.
~ Derek Landy
They lifted up and drifted beyond the ledge, the world opening up beneath them.
~ Derek Landy
The sparrow flies south for winter.
~ Derek Landy
Skulduggery," the tall man said eventually, his voice deep and resonant, "trouble follows in your wake, doesn't it?" "I wouldn't say follows," Skulduggery answered. "It more kind of sits around and waits for me to get there.
~ Derek Landy
Stephanie, we just want what you have. We want to have fun and we want to have powers and do exiting things. We've been talking, and we've decided that we want you to teach us magic. - Carol
~ Derek Landy
At a gesture, the window flew open and China vaulted out.
~ Derek Landy
Why did you have to jump out of the window?" "You know why," Skulduggery said, walking away. Axle looked up, tears streaming from his eyes. "Why did he do that? Why?" Stephanie glowered. "Because doors are for people with no imagination," she said.
~ Derek Landy
And look at me now. Seriously. Look at what all that action and adventure has done to me. I'm a frickin' basket case. - Valkyrie
~ Derek Landy
People my own age don't fight monsters, Tanith. If they did, I'd be hanging out with them a lot more.
~ Derek Landy
Mum, Dad, Fergus... this is Skulduggery Pleasant
~ Derek Landy
Me? Stay out of trouble? Shouldn't be a problem in the slightest? - Valkyrie
~ Derek Landy
If we're going to go through with this," he said gruffly, "then hurry it up. It's not everyday I send someone into hell.
~ Derek Landy
They called us the Dead Men because they said we weren't afraid of dying.
~ Derek Landy
You and me and Never," said Axelia. "I've never been on an adventure. I want to try it out, see what it's like." "Uh … Axelia, I don't know. It might be dangerous." She smiled. "Don't worry, Omen. I'll protect you.
~ Derek Landy
Lil' Darlin - Billy-Ray Sanguine
~ Derek Landy
Before we go," he said, and hugged her, "it is so, so good to see you again, Valkyrie." Then he picked her up, and they flew.
~ Derek Landy
Remember that day I called Valkyrie and told her to take the afternoon off? Yeah, I was stuck in a wall.
~ Derek Landy
Cow - Tanith Low
~ Derek Landy