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1 " 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 , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

2 " 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 relatives. "

― Derek Landy

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

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

4 " I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

5 " 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. I'm far too graceful. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

6 " Plans are invitation to disappointment. "

― Derek Landy , Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)

7 " You have no idea about presents or what they mean. The last
present 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. You laughed. "

― Derek Landy , Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7)

8 " Corrival looked around. 'So is this it? Is everyone here? Erskine, maybe you should start the ball rolling. I have places to go and things to do.'

'Me?' Ravel asked. 'Why do I have to start it? You're the most respected mage here. You start it, or Skulduggery.'

Skulduggery shook his head. 'I can't start it. I don't like most of these people. I might start shooting. "

― Derek Landy , Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)

9 " 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 , Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)

10 " If anyone stops us, as long as we mumble something pretentious about the glory of death, we should be fine. "

― Derek Landy

Derek Landy QUOTES

11 " Every once in a while, I get the urge. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? The urge for destruction. The urge to hurt, maim, kill.

It’s quite a thing, to experience that urge, to let it wash over you, to give in to it. It’s addictive. It’s all-consuming. You lose yourself to it. It’s quite, quite wonderful. I can feel it, even as I speak, tapping around the edges of my mind, trying to prise me open, slip its fingers in. And it would be so easy to let it happen.

But we’re all like that, aren’t we? We’re all barbarians at our core. We’re all savage, murderous beasts. I know I am. I’m sure you are. The only difference between us, Mr Prave, is how loudly we roar. I know I roar very loudly indeed. How about you? Do you think you can match me? "

― Derek Landy

12 " Tanith frowned. Did people still go on DATES any more? She was sure they did. They probably called it something different though. She tried to think of the last date she'd been on. The last PROPER date. Did fighting side by side with Saracen Rue count as a date? They ended up snuggling under the moonlight, drenched in gore and pieces of brain - so it had PROBABLY been a date. If it wasn't, it was certainly a fun time had by all. Well, not ALL. But she and Saracen had sure had a blast. "

― Derek Landy , Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)

13 " 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 , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

14 " I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering. "

― Derek Landy , Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)

15 " Valkyrie walked to the back door, which hadn't been closed properly, shut it and locked it. There was now a baby in the house, after all. She couldn't take the chance that a wild animal might wander in and make off with Alice, like those dingoes in Australia. She was probably being unfair to both dingoes and Australia, but she couldn't risk it. Locked doors kept the dingoes out, and that's all there was to it, even if she didn't know what a dingo actually was. She took out her phone, searched the Internet, found a picture of a baby dingo and now she really wanted a baby dingo for a pet. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

16 " It’s fairly standard. Also, I’m fourteen. Also, your
beard’s stupid.”
“Isn’t this fun?” Skulduggery said brightly. “The three of us
getting along so well. "

― Derek Landy , The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3)

17 " Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

18 " I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us. "

― Derek Landy , Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)

19 " Peace means nothing without freedom. "

― Derek Landy , Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7)

20 " Valkyrie patted Fletcher’s arm. “Don’t worry,” she said. “If the bad man comes, I’ll protect you.”
“If the bad man comes,” Fletcher responded, “I’ll bravely give out a high-pitched scream to distract him. I may even bravely faint, to give him a false sense of security. That will be your signal to strike.”
“We make a great team.”
“Just don’t forget to stand in front of me the whole time,” he said. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)