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Derek Landy Quotes | Quotes said by Derek Landy

  • Derek Landy Quote #1

    You don't treat me like a child.
    He smiled. Of course I do, but you seem to have this ridiculous notion that being treated like a child means to be treated with less respect than an adult.

  • Derek Landy Quote #2

    ?Doctor. It's about time you had a plan to stop him. Do you?
    Naturally.
    Will it require us running?
    Naturally.
    Then let's go.

  • Derek Landy Quote #3

    A living skeleton isn't enough for you, is it? What does it take to impress young people these days?

  • Derek Landy Quote #4

    A man is only as effective as the effect he has on his surroundings,' Gordon was saying. 'And if a man is not effective, if his very being is as insubstantial as thought, then what is this man? Is he a man? Or is he merely the thought of a man?

  • Derek Landy Quote #5

    An untied shoelace can be dangerous,' he said.
    'I could have tripped.'
    She stared at him. A moment dragged by.
    'I'm joking,' he said at last.
    She relaxed. 'Really?'
    'Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful.

  • Derek Landy Quote #6

    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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #7

    Aurora sagged. Why is it, she asked, that every time I'm with you two we end up stealing something big?
    We always return it, Donegan said, a little defensively. Maybe not always in one piece or necessarily to the right person but return it we do, and so it is not stealing, it is merely borrowing.
    Gracious looked at him. It's a little bit stealing.
    Anyone who leaves a private jet just lying around deserves to have it stolen.
    It wasn't lying around, said Gracious. It was locked up tight. It took us an hour to dismantle the security system and get inside.
    Donegan looked at him. You're not helping.

  • Derek Landy Quote #8

    Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant...The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives.

  • Derek Landy Quote #9

    But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.

  • Derek Landy Quote #10

    Cheer up everyone, he said, a new brightness to his voice. Since we’re all going to die horribly anyway, what’s there to be worried about?

  • Derek Landy Quote #11

    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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #12

    Come on. I know you're not a stupid man.'
    'I'm quite stupid. Ask anyone.'
    'Finbar, are there superheroes living among us?'
    Finbar snorted with laughter and Kenny started to feel a little thick. 'Superheroes? In tights and capes, flying around? If there were superheroes, Mr. Journalist, don't you think they'd be in New York or somewhere like that? There's not that many tall buildings for Spiderman to swing from in Dublin, you know? He'd have maybe two good swings and then hang there looking disappointed.'
    'These people don't wear tights and capes, Finbar.'
    'So they're naked superheroes? That's grand for now, but when the good weather is over they're going to regret it.'
    'They look like us. They dress like us. But they're not like us. They're different.'
    'You,' Finbar said. 'Are sounding very racist right now.

  • Derek Landy Quote #13

    Corrival looked around. 'So is this it? Is everyone here? Erskine, maybe you should start the ball rolling. I have places to go and things to do.'

    'Me?' Ravel asked. 'Why do I have to start it? You're the most respected mage here. You start it, or Skulduggery.'

    Skulduggery shook his head. 'I can't start it. I don't like most of these people. I might start shooting.

  • Derek Landy Quote #14

    Do you think we’ll be waiting long?” Valkyrie asked,
    keeping her voice low.
    “The last time we were in this building, we accused the
    Grand Mage of being a traitor,” Skulduggery said. “Yes, I think
    we’ll be waiting long.

  • Derek Landy Quote #15

    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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #16

    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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #17

    Embrace your inner lunatic. Fun times guaranteed.

  • Derek Landy Quote #18

    Emergency Valve Regulators, she repeated. So you do know what your doing?
    Not really, he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.

  • Derek Landy Quote #19

    Every once in a while, I get the urge. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? The urge for destruction. The urge to hurt, maim, kill. It's quite a thing to experience that urge, to let it wash over you, to give in to it. It's addictive. It's all-consuming. You lose yourself to it. It's quite, quite wonderful. I can feel it, even as I speak, tapping around the edges of my mind, trying to prise me open, slip its fingers in. And it would be so easy to let it happen. But we're all like that, aren't we? We're all barbarians at our core. We're all savage, murderous beasts. I know I am. I'm sure you are. The only difference between us, Mr. Prave, is how loudly we roar. I know I roar very loudly indeed. How about you. Do you think you can match me?

  • Derek Landy Quote #20

    Every once in a while, I get the urge. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? The urge for destruction. The urge to hurt, maim, kill.

    It’s quite a thing, to experience that urge, to let it wash over you, to give in to it. It’s addictive. It’s all-consuming. You lose yourself to it. It’s quite, quite wonderful. I can feel it, even as I speak, tapping around the edges of my mind, trying to prise me open, slip its fingers in. And it would be so easy to let it happen.

    But we’re all like that, aren’t we? We’re all barbarians at our core. We’re all savage, murderous beasts. I know I am. I’m sure you are. The only difference between us, Mr Prave, is how loudly we roar. I know I roar very loudly indeed. How about you? Do you think you can match me?

  • Derek Landy Quote #21

    Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies.

  • Derek Landy Quote #22

    Everyone gets tortured these days. Skulduggery by Serpine, who then turned around and did that red right hand thing at you. Then Skulduggery was tortured again by the Faceless Ones. I figured it was my turn, you know? You're not part of the team if you haven't been tortured- that's what I always say. Well, I'll be saying that from now on anyway.

  • Derek Landy Quote #23

    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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #24

    Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in his study, seven words into the twenty-fifth sentence of the final chapter of his new book, And the Darkness Rained upon Them, and the next he was dead. A tragic loss, his mind echoed numbly as he slipped away.

  • Derek Landy Quote #25

    Gracious ignored him. A farmer's daughter, she was, though back then every girl was a farmer's daughter. Or a farmer. She had long hair like rope, and a nose. All her eyes were blue and she had a smile like a radiant hole in the ground, with teeth. God, she was beautiful.

    She sounds terrifying, said Donegan.

    Hush, you. I will hear no bad word spoken of your sister.

  • Derek Landy Quote #26

    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.”
    “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.

  • Derek Landy Quote #27

    Have to be honest with you Darquesse, I cannot feel that. That must be one of your special abilities, because to me, it looks like you just killed a whole bunch of people for no reason.

    Oh, said Darquesse. That's so sad

  • Derek Landy Quote #28

    Have you killed anyone?” she asked quickly.
    “What? Did you miss what I said, about turning murder into
    an art form?”
    “But you haven’t actually killed anyone yet, have you? I read
    your file.”
    He glowered. “Technically, yeah, all right, maybe I haven’t

  • Derek Landy Quote #29

    He could wear hats. He could wear an assortment of hats of different shapes and styles. Boater hats, cowboy hats, bowler hats. The list went on. Pork-pie hats, bucket hats, trillbies and panamas. Top hats, straw hats, trapper hats. Wide brim narrow brim, stingy brim. He could wear a fez. Fezzes were cool. Hadn't someone once said that fezzes were cool? He was pretty aur ether had. And they were. They were cool.

  • Derek Landy Quote #30

    He crouched at the car window and looked in. 'What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for that one.' His finger jabbed the glass. 'That one's a bit ugly.

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