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61 " Calm, Butler told himself. Passion is the enemy of efficiency. "
― Eoin Colfer , Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
62 " Sie haben diesen Mistkerl genau da erwischt, wo es wehtut: bei seinem Ehrgeiz. "
63 " Confidence is ignorance,” advised the centaur. “If you’re feeling cocky, it’s because there’s something you don’t know. "
64 " And was his conscience not needling him, leeching some of the sweetness from his victory? "
65 " Wenn ich gewinne, wird man sagen, ich sei ein Genie, wenn ich verliere, wird es heißen, ich sei übergeschnappt. So wird Geschichte geschrieben. "
66 " Ik weet niet hoe het komt, kapitein Short, maar telkens wanneer je het met me eens dreigt te zijn, word ik bijzonder nerveus. - Root "
67 " Butler glimlachte. Een haai die een blote kont ziet. "
68 " Lia Fáil "
69 " Es konnte nie schaden zu wissen, wo sich das ortsansässige Getier so rumtrieb. "
70 " Selbstvertrauen ist nichts anderes als Unwissenheit. Wenn man sich stark fühlt, dann nur, weil es etwas gibt, das man nicht weiß. "
71 " Immer zwei Schritte voraus, unser Master Artemis. Die Leute sagten, er sei ganz aus dem alten Holz geschnitzt. Doch sie irrten sich. Master Artemis war aus nagelneuem Holz, von einer Sorte, die noch keiner gesehen hatte. "
72 " one centimeter can make an awful lot of difference when you don’t have many to spare. "
73 " evolution had stripped them of this power. "
74 " She could see the pollution in them, bleaching their skin white and giving them red sores on their backs. And although she smiled, her heart was breaking. "
75 " I'm sorry, Arty,' she whispered into his ear.'Sorry for what?''For everything. For the last few months, I haven't been myself. But things are going to change. Time to stop living in the past.'Artemis felt a tear on his cheek. He wasn't sure whose tear it was. "
76 " It was probably the stupid glasses. How were you supposed to see anything wearing mirrored sunglasses underground? Any they were so nineties, they weren't even retro yet. "
77 " Holly moved. A second too late. The table clipped her backpack, knocking the gas tank clean off. It spun through the air, trailing flammable liquid.Italian restaurants—wouldn't you know it—full of candles. The tank twirled right through an elaborate candelabrum and burst into flames like some deadly firework. "
78 " By the time his vision had settled, the dwarf had disappeared into a maelstrom of churning muck. Butler decided not to attempt pursuit. Dying below ground was not very high on this *things to do* list. But there will be another day, fairy, he thought grimly. And there was to be. But that's another story. "
79 " Well, am I forgiven?'Butler sighed. On the chaise lounge, Juliet snored like a drunken sailor. He smiled suddenly.'Yes, Artemis. All is forgiven. Just one thing…''Yes?''Never again. Fairies are too… human. "
80 " What's this?" he inquired, none too pleasantly. "A circus?""No, Julius. It's the end of the circus.""I see. And these are the clowns?"Foaly's head poked through the doorway."Pardon me for interrupting your extended circus metaphor, but what the hell is that? "