"Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done."
- Derek Landy
"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 relative..."
"They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit," Valkyrie said. China glanced at her. "They've obviously never met me."
"We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant"
"Stairs," Valkyrie said, disappointed."Not just ordinary stairs," Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs.""Really?""Oh, yes."She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?..."
"It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay." - China Sorrows -"
"I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall."
"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...."
"Plans are invitation to disappointment."
"You have no idea about presents or what they mean. The lastpresent you gave me was a stick.”“You wanted a weapon.”“It was a stick.”“It had a bow on it.”“It was a stick.”“I thought you liked the stick...."