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1 " Skulduggery." " Fletcher." Fletcher stuck out his hand. Skulduggery observed it for a moment." I'm sorry, what are we doing now?" " Shaking hands," Fletcher said. " Like adults. I just want you to know that this past year has changed me. I've grown, as a person. I'm not the same Fletcher you used to know." You look a lot like him." " Well, yeah, but-" " And you have the same ridiculous hair." " Can we just shake hands?" " Of course we can," Skulduggery said, and they shook. " Now what?" " I, uh...I don't really know. What do adults usually do after they shake hands?" " Generally, the first thing they do is let go." " Oh, right," Fletcher said, and Skulduggery took his hand back. " So, Skulduggery, how have you been? You're looking well. That's a really nice tie." It's blue." " And such a nice shade." Skulduggery looked at Valkyrie. " You promised me he wouldn't be annoying. "
2 " Touch the stone,' said Beliah, 'and you will touch " reality" , or what the ignorant of all ages think " reality" is. That kind of truth will kill you, man. You won't see morning! I have kept you all your life from such things as remorse, terror, pity. Touch the stone, and those same angels will change you into an old poor pathetic deluded dying creature. Hubert, a nurse has to shave you, your hand shakes so much. You know that don't you? You dribble at every orifice, Hubert. You've begun to smell this past year or two...' He suddenly howled as if I had actually touched the stone,'YOU WILL BE RAVAGED IN FIRES OF GRACE!'I heard Nurse McGregor in the next ward. 'Good evening,' came her cheerful voice to the looney who had strangled his sweetheart and then buried her in his garden. 'Is it cocoa tonight, or tea, or milk?" Beliah was weeping. Outside the eaves dripped. The whole earth was drenched with the grief of Beliah. He wept inside me. I felt his marvellous tears on my face. "
3 " For my own piece of mind, I will forget those who have screwed me over this past year and here recently, but " Aunt Karma" won't forget you. Good luck with her, I heard she's a bitch!!! "
4 " I've just finished my 20th book this past year and I'm working on my 21st book about the Middle East right now that I'll finish this year. And I get up early in the morning and when I get tired of the computer and tired of doing research, I walk 20 steps out to my woodshop and I either build furniture or paint paintings. I'm an artist too. "
