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41 " For a long time that's all I could do, howl and scream and cry like the wild animal of the night that I'd become. "
― Darren Shan , The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak #2)
42 " Underneath me, Sam Grest - who'd been my friend and saved my life - lay perfectly still and slipped further and further into the final sleep of an unfair and horrible death. "
43 " Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care. "
― Darren Shan , Lord Loss (The Demonata, #1)
44 " That’s what you taught me - we don’t have to accept destiny or Des Tiny. We can create our own future, all of us. We have the power to rule our lives - we just have to make the choice to use it. "
― Darren Shan , Sons of Destiny (Cirque du Freak #12)
45 " You should take more pride in your appearance,” I tell him. “You'll never attract girls with an ugly mug like that. "
46 " Of course I have nightmares-Who doesn't? "
― Darren Shan , Blood Beast (The Demonata, #5)
47 " I don't think anyone ever remembers what they were really like as kids. Adults think they do, but they don't. Photos and videos don't capture the real you, or bring back to life the person you used to be. You have to return to the past to do that. "
48 " Throw up whatever's making you sick, Darren," he said, "then get your behind back in here. "
― Darren Shan , Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak, #1)
49 " You stole from a member of the undead "
50 " I sucked blood from one of my best friends "
51 " I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever. "
― Darren Shan , Slawter (The Demonata, #3)
52 " When he faced me again, he looked ashamed of himself. "I have gravely underestimated you, Darren," he said. "I will not do so again. I made a wiser choice than I realized when I chose you to serve as my assistant. I feel honoured to have you by my side. "
― Darren Shan , Tunnels of Blood (Cirque du Freak #3)
53 " No, thats not how it happened... Mr crepsley dropped. He was impaled on the stakes. He died. And it was awful... His cries as he writhed there, bleeding and dying, burning and screaming, will stay with me till I die. Maybe I'll even carry them with me after I go. "
― Darren Shan , Hunters of the Dusk (Cirque Du Freak, #7)
54 " Man wasn't made to share the universe with gods. Their ways are not meant for the humble likes of us. But we've decoded some of their secrets regardless. Like worms, we've grabbed on to the talons of eagles and learnt some small truths and means of flight. But we can never really fly. We try, and succeed to a certain extent, but the fall is always—will always be—there. To be a druid is to embrace death, dance with it a while and finally fall prey to it. That is why we'll never rule this world. We have the power to bend all men to our whim, but are forever pushing ourselves further, trying to fly higher… and falling. "
― Darren Shan , Bec (The Demonata, #4)
55 " I might have to drink the blood of animals to stay alive, but I would never feast on one of my own kind, no matter what Mr.Crepsley said, or hows much my belly growled. "
56 " Then set the hounds loose, boy - it's time to kick demonic ass! "
― Darren Shan , Demon Thief (The Demonata, #2)
57 " If this were a made-up story, it would begin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed. "
58 " The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. "
59 " If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever. "
― Darren Shan , Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, #1)
60 " Better to die for my people in my own land than rule in another and suffer a lifetime of cowardly guilt. "