I swear, Skulduggery, you either give me a straight answer or I’m finding the biggest dog you’ve ever seen and I’m going to make him dig a hole and bury you in it.
The greatest enemy we can face is ourselves, and the greatest battle is against the darkness within.
Stranger things have happened, and do with alarming regularity.
This is all very regrettable, though it isn’t really, and I wish to assure you that I, in no way, derive any personal satisfaction from any of this, even though I so obviously do. If you feel the need to vent any more of your frustration, please feel free to do so, as I intend to build a collage of this moment and I’d like some more amusing anecdotes to go along with it.
She’s not... She’s not dating the skeleton, is she? How would that even be possible, let alone... nice? He’s got no skin, or lips, or... or nothin’. And he talks. Good God, he talks and he never shuts up.” – Billy-Ray.
Smash thought the window because doors are for people with no imagination.
There is no heroism in war – there are simply things that need to be done.
Children can be so cruel,’ the Doctor said. ‘Children’s writers can be even worse.
Aw, that’s sweet, but, really, you’d never get that chance. Caelan, you’re not my protector, you’re not my guardian angel and you’re not my boyfriend.
It is I, and I stand with the girl, the Elemental and the partner of the skeleton detective, and although she is late she is here, which is the important thing, and we are moving on.
Excuse me, I believe you’re standing on my sword. I don’t think this is entirely fair, you’re angry with Skulduggery because he didn’t kill Valkyrie, but you and me, we’ve never even met. I mean, you have no reason to attack me, if you got to know me, if you took the time, I’m sure you’d really like me. I’m a likeable girl, everyone says so – Tanith Low.
Sabine pulled herself out of the water behind him, and glared up as she hung there. “You spat on me.
You,” Sanguine said, “are the worst psychic I’ve ever met.
Do you remember what Crux said?” Scorn asked China. “I bet you do. He said that you handed Skulduggery Pleasant’s wife and child over to Nefarian Serpine. He said that you led them to their deaths... Blackmail is just an ugly, ungainly word, but these are ugly and ungainly times in which we live. You will do as I say, exactly as I say, or I will tell the Skeleton Detective your terrible, terrible secret. Do you agree to my terms?
Eventually, they decided that they wanted to.
The main difference between her and her friends was not the magic, she knew, and nor was it the adventure. It was the fact that she knew what she wanted to do with her life, and she was already doing it.
You’ll know they’ve spotted us when they screech,” Skulduggery told her. The creatures screeched.
A lot of things aren’t wise, Melissa. Is crossing the road with your eyes closed wise? No, but I do it anyway.
Look at the face I don’t have, Craven, and tell me if it looks like I care.
I was changing my head. It feels good to have the old one back on. And now I have a spare, which is nice.