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21 " Yes, Chix, it's between us. Everyone has a right to be temporarily unstable.- Foaly "
― Eoin Colfer , The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4)
22 " It’s a strange feeling not to know who you are exactly. "
23 " She had never heard Artemis sound so warm, so sincere. Usually emotional displays were difficult for the boy and he stumbled through them awkwardly. This wasn’t like him at all. "
24 " Friendship is not a science, Mud Boy. Forget about your massive brain for one minute. Just do what you feel is right. "
25 " There was another thought, more persistent than the rest. It crashed into his mind like a tsunami: I have friends. Thought Artemis Fowl the Second. "
26 " For almost a year, Opal Koboi had languished in the padded-cell wing of the J. Argon Clinic, showing no response to the medical warlocks who tried to revive her. In all that time, she spoke not a single word, ate not a mouthful of food, and exhibited no response to stimuli. At first the authorities were suspicious. It is an act! they declared. Koboi is faking catatonia to avoid prosecution. But as the months rolled by, even the most skeptical were convinced. No one could pretend to be in a coma for almost a year. Surely not. A fairy would have to be totally obsessed. . . . CHAPTER 1TOTALLY OBSESSED "
27 " Butler cleaned his gun as he spoke. He often did this in times of stress. It was a comfort thing. "
28 " Mulch was not impressed. “I’m not impressed,” he said. "
29 " Ik herinner me hem wel, Holly. Ik herinner het me allemaal. Vooral jou. Het is een hele troost dat jij hier bij me bent.'…'Dat is heel lief van je, Artemis,' zei ze na even te hebben nagedacht. 'Maar je hoeft voor mij niet te doen alsof. "
30 " We hebben het overleefd. Betekent dat dat we nu vrienden zijn? Door een traumatische gebeurtenis met elkaar verbonden?'…'Ik vind dat ik niet betaald moet krijgen om een vriend te helpen. Hou dat elfengoud maar. "
31 " steal from the rich and give to the poor. Well, maybe just steal from the rich. "
32 " We hebben de wereld gered, of in ieder geval ervoor gezorgd dat de twee werelden niet met elkaar in botsing zijn gekomen.'Artemis knikte. 'Het wordt er niet eenvoudiger op. Misschien moet iemand anders het nu maar eens doen.'Holly gaf hem speels een stomp tegen zijn arm. 'Die stijl van ons heeft toch verder niemand? "
33 " More to follow. "
34 " Are you backing out, Mulch? Or is this just the usual moaning? "
35 " LEP trainees often had difficulty developing the double focus needed to watch the terrain and their helmet screens. This often resulted in an action known as filling the vase, which was how LEP officers referred to throwing up in one's helmet. "
36 " So, even if the LEP did board my shuttle, they would not find whatever it is I am choosing to smuggle. Which in this case is a jar of chocolate truffles. Hardly illegal, but the cooler is full. Chocolate truffles are my passion, you know. All that time I was away, truffles were one of two things I craved. The other was revenge. "
37 " Seven and a half hours to save the world. Isn’t there some law that says we get at least twenty-four? "
38 " Mulch poked his head through from the passenger area. His face was slightly green. “I had a little accident,” he said. No one inquired further. "
39 " My truffles?” gasped Opal. “You took them. That’s just mean. "
40 " Chix Verbil’s chip. "