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Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6) QUOTES

Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6) QUOTES

1 " Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

2 " I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

3 " Fletcher was always going to be your ex-boyfriend, from the moment you met him. He's just finally caught up with where he's supposed to be. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

4 " Valkyrie walked to the back door, which hadn't been closed properly, shut it and locked it. There was now a baby in the house, after all. She couldn't take the chance that a wild animal might wander in and make off with Alice, like those dingoes in Australia. She was probably being unfair to both dingoes and Australia, but she couldn't risk it. Locked doors kept the dingoes out, and that's all there was to it, even if she didn't know what a dingo actually was. She took out her phone, searched the Internet, found a picture of a baby dingo and now she really wanted a baby dingo for a pet. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

5 " Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

6 " Valkyrie patted Fletcher’s arm. “Don’t worry,” she said. “If the bad man comes, I’ll protect you.”
“If the bad man comes,” Fletcher responded, “I’ll bravely give out a high-pitched scream to distract him. I may even bravely faint, to give him a false sense of security. That will be your signal to strike.”
“We make a great team.”
“Just don’t forget to stand in front of me the whole time,” he said. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

7 " The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. “I’m Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly
narcissistic. I’m lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest, but then I’ve always managed to exceed expectations. You are Kenny Dunne, are you not?”
“I am.”
“Just a few questions for you, Mr Dunne. Or Kenny. Can I call you Kenny? I feel we’ve become friends these past few seconds. Can I call you Kenny?”
“Sure,” Kenny said, slightly baffled.
“Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s important you feel comfortable around me, Kenny. It’s important we build up a level of trust. That way I’ll catch you completely unprepared when I
suddenly accuse you of murder. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

8 " He crouched at the car window and looked in. 'What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for that one.' His finger jabbed the glass. 'That one's a bit ugly. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

9 " Oh, China. How I have missed you.'
'And I have missed you, Eliza. But don't worry, next time my aim will be better. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

10 " I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.'
'My accent?'
'It is quite silly.'
'So you can't understand me?'
'Not a word.'
'Then how did you understand that?'
'I didn't.'
''You didn't understand what I just said?'
'That's right.'
'You understood that, though.'
'Not at all.'
The American glowered. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

11 " It would be fun,” Skulduggery nodded. ”I like kicking Wreath in the face. I haven't had a chance to do it nearly as much as I'd like. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

12 " You accused me of murder. Do you make a habit of bringing schoolgirls into an interview room with murder suspects?'
He waved his hand. 'Oh, I was only joking about that. I don't really think you murdered someone. Unless you did, in which case I reserve the right to say I knew it all along. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

13 " We can do this the easy way,' Oblivious snarled. 'Or the hard way.'
'What's the easy way?'
'You leave immediately.'
'And what's the hard way?'
'We make you leave.'
Skulduggery's head tilted. 'What was the easy way again? "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

14 " He took her hand in his and knelt before her. Valkyrie looked at him. He was serious. (...)'Dude, I'm sixteen.'
'I love you.'
'That doesn't make me any older. Stand up.'
'Not until you say yes.'
'You're going to shuffle around on your knees for the rest of your life? Stand up, for God's sake.'
'Be my wife.'
'Shut the hell up. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

15 " You should have called us. Desmond would have picked you up.'
'No I wouldn't,' Valkyrie's dad said, stepping into earshot. 'Sorry, Fletcher, but I had important fatherly duties to take care of, which included eating breakfast, showering, and finding my trousers. Of those three, I only managed two. Without looking down, can you guess which one I missed?'... Fletcher smiled back. 'I just want to borrow Stephanie for a moment.'
'Take our daughter,' Valkryie's dad said, waving a hand airily. 'We have another one now. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

16 " Come on. I know you're not a stupid man.'
'I'm quite stupid. Ask anyone.'
'Finbar, are there superheroes living among us?'
Finbar snorted with laughter and Kenny started to feel a little thick. 'Superheroes? In tights and capes, flying around? If there were superheroes, Mr. Journalist, don't you think they'd be in New York or somewhere like that? There's not that many tall buildings for Spiderman to swing from in Dublin, you know? He'd have maybe two good swings and then hang there looking disappointed.'
'These people don't wear tights and capes, Finbar.'
'So they're naked superheroes? That's grand for now, but when the good weather is over they're going to regret it.'
'They look like us. They dress like us. But they're not like us. They're different.'
'You,' Finbar said. 'Are sounding very racist right now. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

17 " You make a good point,' Fletcher conceded. 'See, there's a reason why you're the girl and I'm the boy. You think about things while I...'
'Don't?'
'Exactly,' he said happily. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

18 " So what does that actually mean?'
'To be honest, Ghastly, I haven't a bull's notion.'
'Elder Bespoke should be addressed by his full title,' Tipstaff said.
'Of course,' Skulduggery said. 'To be honest, Your Highness, I haven't a bull's notion. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

19 " I love you.'
'Yeah, well...'
'You make my heart want to beat.'
'That's nice and creepy. But I'm with Fletcher.(...) Also, these proclamations of your undying love for me are getting kind of... it's a bit much to be honest. Just hold back a little.'
'But my love for you is eternal.'
'That's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)

20 " Talking about one's feelings defeats the purpose of having those feelings. Once you try to put the human experience into words, it becomes little more than a spectator sport. Everything must have a cause, and a name. Every random thought must have a root in something else. "

― Derek Landy , Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)