Derek Landy Quotes - Page 8

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

  Derek Landy

  Nice, Love You, Heart

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• I used to be so good at that kind of thing," Skulduggery said quietly. "Well, my morale is certainly boosted," Valkyrie informed him. "Really?" "god no. That was terrible

  Derek Landy

  Kind, Used, Said

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• You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know exactly what that someone has just done.' --Skulduggery

  Derek Landy

  Done, Skulduggery Pleasant, Anticipate

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant -”, p.170, HarperCollins UK

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• There's a clock on the wall. Press your hand against the face and turn it very slightly to the. Left. There'll be a click to tell you it's done." "Sounds easy enough." "Yes it does," said Sanguine. "Kiss for good luck?" "Maybe later," said Gracious. "How about a handshake?" Asked Donegan.

  Derek Landy

  Wall, Good Luck, Kissing

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• We didn't die,' she said. Of course not. I'm too clever to die, and you're too pretty.' I am pretty,' Valkryie said, managing a grin.

  Derek Landy

  Clever, Said, I Am Pretty

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• She turned to Skulduggery and held out her arms. “Come here, you.” He tilted his head. “My hugs are for special occasions only.” “Hug me.” “I prefer the old tradition.” “Hug.” “Would a handshake do?” “Hug.” “A pat on the back?” She stepped forward and wrapped her arms round him. “Hug,” she said. He sighed, and his hands settled on her shoulders. The others were warm and their embraces strong – with Skulduggery the hug was cold, and there were areas on his jacket that gave way beneath her fingers, and she could feel the emptiness within. She didn’t mind.

  Derek Landy

  Strong, Hands, Hug

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• Suddenly Saracen Rue looked old and tired, and Skulduggery Pleasant came into focus as what he really was – a genius, a killer, a tortured soul, and the only true dead man among them.

  Derek Landy

  Tired, Men, Focus

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• Are you sulking?” “Me? No. I don’t sulk.” “You sound like you’re sulking.” “I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside.

  Derek Landy

  Waiting, Sound, Sulking

  Derek Landy (2013). “Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 8)”, p.44, HarperCollins UK

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• Sanguine chuckled. "I like you, boy. You got optimism in these bones. I like you so much that I ain't gonna tell you what I did to poor old Jethro, the first Jethro, may he rest in peace, may they someday find his head.

  Derek Landy

  Rest In Peace, I Like You, Boys

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• I woke up, a bag of bones. Literally. They had gathered up my bones and put them in a bag and thrown the bag into a river.

  Derek Landy

  Rivers, Bags, Bones

  Derek Landy (2013). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.31, HarperCollins UK

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• 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

  Ex Boyfriend, Moments, Mets

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• You be sure to throw the book at him, you hear me? I feel violated, Detective. Violated." "I'll throw this table at you if you don't give us the names we're looking for.

  Derek Landy

  Book, Names, Giving

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.79, HarperCollins UK

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• Oh my god you're thicker than you look

  Derek Landy

  Looks

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• I should go in alone," Valkyrie said, speaking loudly to be heard. "If we both go in, it'll look to official." "So I'll just stay out here?" Skulduggery asked. "But what'll I do? There's no one to talk to. It's boring." "You're standing on the roof of a train," Valkyrie pointed out. "If you find this boring, you really need your head examined. Just wait here. I'll do what has to be done and I'll be find out. "Fine," he said, sounding grumpy. "Don't be long.

  Derek Landy

  Long, Waiting, Needs

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.104, HarperCollins UK

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• You've done what?" "I know," he said. "You're impressed. You send me out for bread and I come back with a boy. Well, not literally. That would be weird. Even for me.

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  Boys, Would Be, Done

  Derek Landy (2012). “Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7)”, p.30, HarperCollins UK

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• 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

  Wire, Red, Emergencies

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.76, HarperCollins UK

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• This is stolen? We're in a stolen jet?" "Not stolen," said Donegan Bane from the co-pilot's seat. "Almost stolen," Grascious corrected. "Semi-stolen," said Donegan. "Quasi stolen," said Grascious. Aurora's frown did not turn upside down. "So is it stolen or not?" Donegan and Grascious hesitated. "Yes,"they both said toghether.

  Derek Landy

  Aurora, Pilots, Upside Down

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• The workshop door opened and Skulduggery emerged. "Ryan," he said, "stop leaning on my car.

  Derek Landy

  Doors, Car, Said

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• Wait, do they even know I'm coming with you?" "No. But they like surprises. Almost always.

  Derek Landy

  Waiting, Surprise, Knows

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

  Derek Landy

  Teenage, Years, Contradiction

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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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• I mean you ACRES of harm,' Dalrymple growled. 'Untold QUANTITIES of harm. I will visit a whole CONTINENT of harm upon you before we are through.

  Derek Landy

  Mean, Acres, Harm

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• Is that it?” “No. That’s a wall.” “It could be disguised.” “You’re not very good at looking for things, are you?” “I’m good at looking for walls. Look, I found another one.

  Derek Landy

  Wall, Looks, Found

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• You're under arrest for multiple counts of murder. You have the right to not much at all, really. Do you have anything to say in your defense?

  Derek Landy

  Defense, Murder, Multiple

  Derek Landy (2010). “Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5)”, p.30, HarperCollins UK

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• If there is one regret that I have had in my life, it is that I never fathered any children. There are times, when I look at what Fergus and Beryl have produced, when I consider myself fortunate, but there are also times when it breaks my heart.

  Derek Landy

  Children, Regret, Heart

  Derek Landy (2013). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.19, HarperCollins UK

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