Derek Landy Quotes - Page 5

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• That's ridiculous. The only point in having enemies is so you can defeat them, kill them, brush them aside." "Or give them a chance to redeem themselves.

  Derek Landy

  Giving, Enemy, Ridiculous

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• He'd once known a man who said that life hinged on the moment, that everything changed in the blink of an eye. Tesseract knew the truth of that as well as anybody. It was in those moments that he struck, after all, snatching people's lives away. He'd always known that it was only a matter of time before one of those moment's worked against him.

  Derek Landy

  Eye, Men, People

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• By the time they got to Denholm Street, day had been beaten back and the night was soaking through the city.

  Derek Landy

  Night, Cities, Streets

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• Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough

  Derek Landy

  Thinking, Enough, Skulduggery Pleasant

  Derek Landy (2013). “The Maleficent Seven (From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant)”, p.7, HarperCollins UK

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• They might be kittens," she said hopefully. "They're stalking us." "They might be shy." "I don't think it's kittens, Valkyrie." "Puppies, then?

  Derek Landy

  Thinking, Might, Shy

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• This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst.

  Derek Landy

  Keys, Eyebrows, Chance

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• He is the best, in my whole life i have only read his books!!!!!!

  Derek Landy

  Book, Whole Life, Whole

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• "Found something?"..."No, sorry. I thought I had, but, no, it turned out to be, uh… more floor."

  Derek Landy

  Sorry, Found, Skulduggery Pleasant

  "Skulduggery Pleasant". Book by Derek Landy, April 3, 2007.

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• You're late,' he said. 'I'm beautiful.' 'You're always beautiful.' 'I'm always late too.

  Derek Landy

  Beautiful, Beautiful You, Said

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• Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

  Derek Landy

  Fighting, Gun, Moron

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant -”, p.296, HarperCollins UK

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• You look angry," he said. "You put me on hold." "For a very good reason." "You put me," she said very, very slowly, "on hold.

  Derek Landy

  Looks, Reason, Said

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.65, HarperCollins UK

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• There's enough sedative in these darts to bring down a werewolf, which is exactly what we're hunting. Why would we want to bring down an elephant if we're not hunting elephants?

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  Hunting, Elephants, Want

  Derek Landy (2012). “Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7)”, p.21, HarperCollins UK

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• 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

  Book, Loss, Darkness

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant -”, p.11, HarperCollins UK

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• I shall live forever. And I don't mean in a metaphorical sense. I don't mean I'll live forever in the hearts and minds of my readers. I mean I will literally live forever, drawing as I do from your pain and suffering.Your pain makes me strong.

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  Strong, Pain, Heart

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• 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.

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  Dust, Flames, Vampire

  Derek Landy (2013). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.60, HarperCollins UK

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• She’s not… She’s not datin’ the skeleton, is she? How would that be even possible, let alone… nice? He’s got no skin, or lips, or… or nothin’.

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  Nice, Skeletons, Skins

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• 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.

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  Skeletons, Age, China

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant -”, p.136, HarperCollins UK

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• Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

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  Fighting, Gun, Honor

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• Vengeous scowled. 'As you can see,' he said, 'you are vastly outnumbered.' I usually am.' Your situation has become quite untenable.' It usually does.' You are within moments of being swarmed by these filthy creatures of undeath and torn apart in a maelstrom of pain and fury.' Skulduggery paused. 'Okay, that's a new one on me.

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  Pain, Doe, Torn Apart

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• Thank you,” Skulduggery said to her. “I fear he was about to start insulting me.” “I couldn’t let that happen,” she said. “Your ego is a fragile and delicate thing.” “You see? You understand me.

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  Delicate Things, Ego, Insulting

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• Her parents wanted her to find her own way in life. That’s what they’d said countless times in the past. Of course, they’d been referring to school subjects and college applications and job prospects. Presumably, at no stage did they factor living skeletons and magic underworlds into their considerations. If they had, their advice would probably have been very different.

  Derek Landy

  Jobs, School, Past

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant -”, p.45, HarperCollins UK

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• While my insides may be rotten, I still like a good reason to kill someone. It has to be either business, personal, or out of sheer boredom.

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  Boredom, Rotten, May

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• You said I was your number-one pick." "And you are. In our hearts. Alphabetically, though, Dusk comes before you.

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  Heart, Numbers, Said

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• We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

  Derek Landy

  Reverse, Skulduggery Pleasant, Pleasant

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• Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty borin

  Derek Landy

  Next, Moments, Said

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