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21 " You can’t save everyone. It’s not an option. "
― Darren Shan , Slawter (The Demonata, #3)
22 " He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if most are made up. "
― Darren Shan , Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak, #1)
23 " I won't die. I won't give those ghouls the pleasure. I'll live and grow strong. I'll escape, then hunt them down and make them suffer. "
― Darren Shan , The Thin Executioner
24 " After all, in this world of humans, he was little better than a monster, and what did a monster have to be afraid of in the dark? "
― Darren Shan , Ocean of Blood (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, #2)
25 " It’s one thing to go into a fight knowing you’ll probably lose. Quite another to be told that to win, you must offer up your throat to be slit. "
― Darren Shan , Demon Apocalypse (The Demonata, #6)
26 " Lovely Arra Sails,nectar to all males,how I'd like to spear you like a whaler spears a whale! "
27 " The pair smiled desperately at one another. And for the first time ever, despite the fact that everyone he knew - even the gods themselves - would condemn him for it, Jebel didn't think of Tel Hesani as a slave, but as an equal. "
28 " I don't like it, but my hands are tied. I just want you to know this: if I ever get the chance to betray you, I will. If the opportunity arises to pay you back, I'll take it. You'll never be able to trust me. "
29 " The hunger inside us must be fed to be controlled. "
― Darren Shan , The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak #2)
30 " Embrace death, dance with it a while, and finally fall prey to it. "
― Darren Shan , Bec (The Demonata, #4)
31 " The demons were scary, but girls - Well, girls are really terrifying "
― Darren Shan , Lord Loss (The Demonata, #1)
32 " The world might be going up in flames, but we have to carry on as normal "
33 " I stop reading after half an hour. I’ve had enough. Humanity has hit a brick wall. We’re facing our end, like the dinosaurs millions of years before us. The only difference is we’ve got journalists on hand to document every blow and setback, cataloguing our rapid, painful downfall in vibrant, vicious detail. Personally, I think the dinosaurs had the better deal. When it comes to impending, unavoidable extinction, ignorance is bliss. "
34 " I know that no matter how lonely I get, I'll never be truly alone again. Our loved ones don't leave us. They just move out of sight for a while, and wait...in the shades. "
― Darren Shan , Lady of the Shades
35 " Even a minute of dying is better than an eternity of nothingness. "
― Darren Shan , Sons of Destiny (Cirque du Freak #12)
36 " A world of "if"s, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time... but I couldn't. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future. "
37 " ...The pain didn't bother me. In fact, I welcome it: It meant I was alive. "
38 " It is too easy to say 'what if' and paint a picture of a perfect world. "
― Darren Shan , The Lake of Souls (Cirque du Freak #10)
39 " But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in. "
40 " Stick it up your crack, you warped son of a mutant b*tch! "