Quotes by Derek Landy

So what does that actually mean?To be honest, Ghastly, I havent a bulls notion.Elder Bespoke should be addressed by his full title, Tipstaff said.Of course, Skulduggery said. To be honest, Your Highness, I havent a bulls notion.

Please just admit it, said Valkyrie. Youre going to miss me, arent you? Obviously, said Skulduggery. Thank you. Like a drowning man misses the land. A w w w... Like a hesitant man misses the chance. Yeah... Like an oblivious man misses the point. I have a feeling youre mocking me somehow, but I cant put my finger on how.

I love you.Yeah, well...You make my heart want to beat.Thats nice and creepy. But Im with Fletcher.(...) Also, these proclamations of your undying love for me are getting kind of... its a bit much to be honest. Just hold back a little.But my love for you is eternal.Thats exactly the kind of thing Im talking about.

It was a trap. It was so obviously a trap.Darquesse smiled.

Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of herfather’s other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as henodded sadly and spoke sombrely and pocketed the silverwarewhen he thought no one was looking

Please just admit it, said Valkyrie. Youre going to miss me, arent you? Obviously, said Skulduggery. Thank you. like a drowning man misses the land. Aw w w... Like a hesitant man misses the chance. Yeah... Like an oblivious man misses the point. I have a feeling youre mocking me somehow, but I cant put my finger on how.

Tides do what tides do–they turn.

So now youre 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.

He crouched at the care window and looked in. What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. Theyre all lovely. Except for that one. His finger jabbed the glass. That ones a bit ugly.The American stepped towards him. What? What did you say?Oh, dont worry. Im sure his personality makes up for his face.

You are a cynical man, Mr. Pleasant.We live in cynical times, Miss Cain.

Doors are for people with no imagination.

Talking about ones feelings defeats the purpose of having those feelings. Once you try to put the human experience into words, it becomes little more than a spectator sport. Everything must have a cause, and a name. Every random thought must have a root in something else.

Sometimes its not what you say, Valkyrie, its just the fact that youre saying it.

What is a life? Scapegrace continued. Is life merely living? Is it having a heartbeat? Or is life the effect you have on others? Is it the effect you have on the world around you? If so, what have I done with mine? How have I wasted it?

And what about magic?” “What about it?” “Will you teach me?” “You don’t even know if you’re capable of doing magic.” “How do I find out? Is there a test or something?”“Yes, we cut off your head. If it grows back, you can do magic.

The problem with living so long is that we get used to it. We watch the mortals age and wither and die around us, watch the world change and decay...but no matter the hardship or the pain or the sorrow we suffer, we choose to continue living. Out of sheer habit, I think.

Every solution to every problem is simple. Its the distance between the two where the mystery lies.

She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a persons teenage years lasted well into their fifties.

Embrace your inner lunatic. Fun times guaranteed.

Skulduggery stood among the ruins of what had once been a sofa. Valkyrie raised an ey