Before her mum could start crying, Valkyrie’s dad stood up. He cleared his throat, pondered a bit, and then began. “It is no secret that I always wanted a son.
I don’t know you,” Gallow said. “I’ve just met you. Already I want to hurt you.
Skulduggery, you’re my best friend and I love you.
Have you ever heard of Remnants? – Skulduggery.
Do you have a weapon for me, or do you want me to beat her to death with a large stick? – Mr Bliss.
Sarcasm has always been the luxury of the ruling class.
They lifted up and drifted beyond the ledge, the world opening up beneath them.
I’m not sure if I can emphasise this enough, but do not drop me.
It wouldn’t be imminent death, though, would it? You’d catch me. There’s no threat there. You’d save me because saving me is what you do, just like saving you is what I do. The only thing that dropping me would accomplish is to annoy the hell out of me.
Cheer up everyone, since we’re all going to die horribly anyway, what’s there to be worried about? – Skulduggery Pleasant.
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?
Has it occurred to you, after all these years together, that I just might not be flappable?
Its roof sagged and let in water when it rained, its walls groaned and let in wind when it blew, and its doors creaked and let in hypocrites when it suited.
I don’t have feathers, do I?” The boy shrugged. “Some birds don’t have feathers.” Beneath his mask, Sebastian frowned. “All birds have feathers. Feathers are what makes them birds.” “What about the duck-billed platypus?” the boy asked. “That doesn’t have feathers. It has fur. What kind of duck has fur?” “The duck-billed platypus isn’t a duck. It’s a platypus.” “What’s a platypus?” “It’s a monotreme,” Bennet said miserably. “A mammal that lays eggs.” “Oh,” said the boy.
Did you know, and this is a fact here, did you know that most spiders are ugly? It’s true. The woman spiders have it really hard time of it. I saw it on a documentary. Why do you think the Black Widow kills the guy she mates with? Shame, that’s why – Tanith Low.
Well,” Skulduggery said, “purely to get this out of the way, I’ll just go ahead and say it. There does not seem to be any sign of a railway track on the carpet or, indeed, a train hiding behind the sofa. And I don’t think one could have fitted through the door.
There’s an I in menagerie. – Black Annis.
Ryan, you’re not real. You don’t exist... You’re Deacon Maybury,” Skulduggery said. “You’re a hiding place who thinks it’s a boy.
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.
We already have a Death Bringer, thank you. We don’t need another one. – Oblivious.